Woman Dies On Leesburg-Bound Plane After Turbulence, Medical Emergency

LEESBURG, VA — A 55-year-old woman from Maryland died this weekend after she suffered a medical emergency on a turbulent flight headed to the Leesburg Executive Airport.

Authorities identified the woman as Dana Hyde of Cabin John, Maryland.

Connecticut State Police said Hyde was one of five people onboard a flight that took off in Keene, New Hampshire before it was diverted to Connecticut due to turbulence. After the plane landed, first responders took Hyde to a hospital where she died, police said.

Hyde's body will remain in Connecticut as the FBI and National Transportation Safety Board investigate the incident.

On Monday, the NTSB said in an update that investigators are looking at a reported trim issue that occurred prior to the inflight upset and will learn more after they analyze information from the flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder, and other sources of information, like weather data.

In the previous update, the agency said that the two crew members and surviving passengers were also being interviewed.

A Federal Aviation Administration database showed the jet was owned by Conexon, based in Kansas City, Missouri.

The NTSB reported that the affected plane was a Bombardier Challenger 300. NBC News reported that Hyde's husband and son were also on the plane, but they were not injured.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Hyde was a Georgetown-educated lawyer who most recently worked with the Aspen Institute, a humanitarian non-profit. She also worked on the 9/11 Commission from 2002 to 2004.