A Georgia teacher and a Ridgefield lawyer among the three killed after the accident of a Connecticut jet off Long Island

A Georgia-educated teacher and a Danbury lawyer were among the three people killed when a Connecticut plane crashed Saturday several miles off the coast of Long Island, shortly after leaving the island. Danbury Airport, officials said Tuesday.

New York State police identified the two remaining victims in the fatal accident as 53-year-old Richard P. Terbrusch of Ridgefield, and Jennifer Landrum, 45, of the United States. Augusta, Georgia.

Authorities said Sunday that one of the dead in the plane was Munidat "Raj" Persaud, of Waterbury. Why did Landrum come from Connecticut?

Landrum was a teacher specializing in McDuffie County, Georgia, school officials said.

Terbrusch was a lawyer working in the Danbury area, according to his website. He worked for the state's judicial branch.

The aircraft, a Piper PA-34, struck the Atlantic Ocean Saturday about three miles from Westhampton Beach, officials said.

The plane had departed from the Waterbury-Oxford Airport, had made a brief stop at Danbury Airport, and then had headed to the Charleston Executive Airport in Carolina. South, announced officials.

Witnesses told authorities that they heard the engine crackle before hitting the water.

The bodies of Persaud and two other people were found after raids Saturday and Sunday at the scene of the accident and nearby. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are studying the causes of the accident.

It is not clear who was flying the plane when he fell. Persaud and Terbrusch were both licensed pilots, according to the FAA.

Persaud, the owner of the plane, operated an Oxford – based flying school and another at Danbury, according to state registers. The website of the Oxford Flying School indicates that Persuad has extensive experience in the aviation field.

FAA records indicate that Persaud had more than 12 aircraft, two of which had already been involved in accidents, seriously injuring one person and murdering another.

Persaud himself had been involved in an accident in 2017 at an airport in Spokane, Washington state, the FAA says. He was also sanctioned three times by the FAA for violating rules and regulations and once his flight instructor license was revoked.