A private plane crash in upstate New York on April 12 claimed the lives of a family who were traveling to celebrate a birthday and the Passover holiday, leaving behind a legacy of achievements in medicine, academics, and athletics.
The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down around noon in a muddy field in Copake about 10 miles south of Columbia County Airport, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials.
Among the victims were former MIT soccer player Karenna Groff, who was celebrating her 25th birthday, her parents, her boyfriend, and her brother. Groff, named the 2022 NCAA woman of the year, had co-founded openPPE during the COVID-19 pandemic and was studying at New York University’s medical school….