Pat Robertson's Plane Crashes, 2 Killed

from WDIV Detroit TV 4

Two people died Friday after a plane owned by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson went down in heavy fog.

Robertson was not aboard. The bodies were recovered from Long Island Sound.

Three other people were in the Learjet 35 when it went down about a half-mile short of the runway at Groton-New London Airport. They were able to escape with minor injuries.
The survivors were pulled from the water and taken to a hospital in New London.

According to public records, the plane is registered to Virginia-based Robertson Asset Management. The company is owned by Robertson and is separate from the Christian Broadcasting Network.

The chartered, twin-engine plane took off from Norfolk, Va., and stopped in Atlantic City, N.J., to drop off two passengers before heading to Connecticut.