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A private jet has been forced into an emergency landing after severe turbulence killed a passenger.
The Bombardier CL30 jet was taking off from Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Keene, New Hampshire, US and heading to Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia on Friday afternoon.
However, according to aviation officials, the plane had to be diverted to Bradley International Airport airport in Connecticut at around 4pm after "encountering severe turbulence."
The plane, which was carrying three passengers and two crew members onboard, hit turbulence which “resulted in fatal injuries.”
One passenger, who has not been identified, tragically died following the turbulence.
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The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said they were to conduct an autopsy on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the conditions of the other people onboard the flight are still unknown.
The flight was carrying three passengers and two crew members (stock image) (South China Morning Post via Getty Images)Connecticut State Police confirmed the Federal Aviation Administration, FBI and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
Investigators had removed the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder as part of their investigation - with turbulence deaths rare.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement: "Investigators have removed the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder and are continuing to gather information from the flight crew, operator and other passengers."
They will release a preliminary report in the next fortnight, according to authorities.
The plane had to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport (George Ruhe/AP/REX/Shutterstock)The crash comes just days after a flight from Austin, Texas, bound for Frankfurt, Germany was forced to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
The Lufthansa flight, which was carrying 172 passengers and 12 crew members, had been experiencing "severe turbulence" while over Tennessee.
Seven people were injured and taken to local hospitals for treatment.
According to the NTSB, turbulence accounted for 37% of all accidents on larger commercial airplanes between 2009 and 2018
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Turbulence deaths are rare but can be dangerous, according to Sara Nelson, a United flight attendant and the president of the Association of Flight Attendant.
She said crew members are most likely to be hurt by the turbulence especially when they're pulling carts around the aircraft.
Sara told CNN: “We have flight attendants who have been thrown into the ceiling and then back down several times, resulting in broken limbs.
"In the aisle, with unannounced turbulence, we had people who lost toes, or lost the ability to work, or sustained injuries that kept them off the job for years."