Larry Glazer (Credit: Facebook)
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday September 5, 2014 – A single engined private plane owned by Rochester, New York real estate developer, Larry Glazer, has crashed north of Jamaica.
The Socata TBM-700 took off from Rochester, New York, around 8:30 a.m. eastern time and was supposed to land in Naples, Florida, shortly after 2 p.m. eastern time.
The US television network to CBS News is reporting that “Maj. Basil Jarrett of the Jamaican Defense Force confirmed that the plane went down Friday about 14 miles northeast of Port Antonio. Jarrett says the military has sent two helicopters to the site as well as search and rescue teams and a fixed wing aircraft to investigate”.
A Socata TBM 700 in flight. (Image Copyright Socata/EADS).A NORAD spokesperson told the Associated Press those on board the plane fell unconscious due to hypoxia.
(Credit: Gloablnews.ca)
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, “a New York county official has confirmed that New York state real estate developer Larry Glazer and his wife, Jane, were among those killed”. They were both 68 years old.
CBS affiliate WROC tweeted a statement from Mindy, Rick and Ken Glazer saying they were “devastated by the tragic and sudden loss of our parents.
“We are devastated by the tragic and sudden loss of our parents, Jane and Larry Glazer.” #ROC pic.twitter.com/zWGgysr8kT
— Rachel Barnhart (@rachbarnhart) September 5, 2014
According to the New York Daily news, Glazer’s company owns or manages nearly 13 million square feet of real estate space, including some of the city’s most iconic buildings — the Midtown Tower, Xerox Square, and the Bausch and Lomb building. An online flight tracker website, flightaware.com, shows an errant plane south of Florida, but lists it as a Socata TBM-900 with a tail number as N900KN. That is the same tail number on the plane registered to Glazer, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
(Credit: flightaware)There as an immediate outpouring of condolences on Twitter following the confirmation that Larry and Jane Glazer were on board the flight. It is not clear who was at the controls of the time of the crash.
I am shocked by the loss of both Larry and Jane Glazer. They were both great business and community leaders and this is a crushing blow . — Robert Duffy (@LtGovDuffyNY) September 5, 2014
Larry and Jane Glazer were synonymous with Rochester. We have lost two generous and incredible friends. http://t.co/xK14yfstlo
— Louise Slaughter (@louiseslaughter) September 5, 2014
The Glazer family confirms Larry and Jane Glazer have died in plane crash. They were pillars of the community. Such a giant loss for #ROC. — Rachel Barnhart (@rachbarnhart) September 5, 2014
The Huffingting Post reported that “Larry Glazer was the CEO of Buckingham Properties, a Rochester, New York real estate company which owns buildings including Midtown Tower and Xerox Square, the Rochester City Newspaper reported in July”.
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Private plane crash near Jamaica kills New York property tycoon, wife
