Pictured: The Jordanian student pilot who crashed his plane into a Connecticut street ‘ON PURPOSE’ – killing himself and injuring three people but leaving his terrified instructor miraculously alive
Plane came down in East Hartford while preparing to land half a mile away
Student pilot Feras M. Freitekh, 28, a Jordanian national, was killed
His instructor pilot was hospitalized with serious burns and injuries
Two people in a minivan near the crash site were also hospitalized
Pilot, now conscious in hospital, told police Freitekh crashed intentionally
Pair were were arguing shortly before the plane crash, officials said
The student pilot came to U.S. in 2012 from Jordan to go to flight school
Several friends and relatives of Freitekh posted on Facebook that they ‘forgave’ him after the crash
FBI and state counter-terrorism unit are now investigating the claims
Crash occurred suspiciously close to defense contractor Pratt & Whitney’s Connecticut headquarters, described as ‘critical infrastructure’
By HANNAH PARRY
DAILYMAIL.COM
12 October 2016
The FBI is investigating claims a Jordanian student pilot intentionally crashed a light aircraft, killing himself and injuring three others.
The Piper PA 34 was being flown by Feras M. Freitekh and his instructor when it crashed on Main Street in East Hartford at around 3.45pm on Tuesday, resulting in what one witness described as a ‘mushroom cloud explosion.’
Student pilot Freitekh, 28, a Jordanian national, was killed in the crash. His instructor was rushed to hospital with serious burns. Two people in a minivan close to the landing site were also hospitalized.
The FBI is now investigating whether the crash, near aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Pratt & Whitney’s headquarters was intentional, after the instructor pilot claimed the plane was intentionally crashed.
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