Woman who died after severe turbulence on a private jet was a former White House official.
A former White House official died as a result of severe turbulence on a private business jet that was diverted Friday to Connecticut, according to authorities and the deceased woman's public resume. A Bombardier CL30 jet departing from Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Keene, New Hampshire, heading to Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia was diverted to the Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks around 4 p.m. Friday after "encountering severe turbulence," the Federal Aviation Administration wrote in a statement to CNN. That turbulence "resulted in fatal injuries" to one passenger, the National Transportation Safety Board wrote on Twitter. Three passengers and two crew members were onboard the private jet, the NTSB wrote in a statement to CNN. The conditions of the other people are not known. The person who died was Dana Hyde, Connecticut State Police said. She served for eight years in the Obama administration and was previously an official at the State Depa