Former White House Official Killed After Business Jet Hits Turbulence

According to the company and the Federal Aviation Administration, a former White House official, Dana Hyde, was killed after a business jet hit turbulence.

Dana Hyde, 55, of Cabin John, Md., was flying with her husband and one of her sons on an aircraft owned by rural broadband consulting firm Conexon, the company said. Neither of her relatives nor the two members of the flight crew was injured, according to the company and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Hyde was taken to a hospital in Hartford, Conn., after the Bombardier jet, heading from Keene, N.H., to Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia, made an emergency landing, Connecticut State Police said. The incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The family members were returning Friday from a trip to visit schools in New England, Hyde’s husband, Jonathan Chambers, said in an email to employees and clients of Conexon, which is based in Kansas City, Mo.

“Dana was the best person I ev...

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