The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday afternoon that an initial investigation of Tuesday’s aircraft crash in East Hartford, Connecticut, indicates the crash is the result of an intentional act, NBC Connecticut reports.
The FBI will be leading the investigation, the NTSB said
The twin-engine Piper PA 34 crashed around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near the headquarters of military jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney, killing a student pilot who was onboard.
The New York Times reported earlier Wednesday that the survivor of the crash told authorities that the crash was not an accident. Police said the plane's pilot was taken to a hospital with serious burns.
An occupant of the plane, Feras M. Freitekh, is a Jordanian national who first entered the U.S. in 2012 on a temporary student M1 visa to fulfill a flight school study course. His status changed to an F1 visa and he went to a language school in Toledo, Ohio. Then his status went back to M1, according to CBS News.
