{"id":224898,"date":"2026-09-20T22:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/one-pilot-dies-another-survives-after-gliders-collide-in-new-york-state-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T22:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:02:14","slug":"one-pilot-dies-another-survives-after-gliders-collide-in-new-york-state-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/one-pilot-dies-another-survives-after-gliders-collide-in-new-york-state-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"One pilot dies, another survives after gliders collide in New York state &#8211; NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-icid=\"body-top-marquee\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ice-shooting-austin-texas-rcna598870\" target=\"_blank\">BREAKING: ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ice-shooting-austin-texas-rcna598870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-icid=\"body-top-marquee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"styles_icon__29grN icon icon-arrow-link\" data-testid=\"breaking-icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For You<br \/>Settings<br \/> news Alerts<br \/>There are no new alerts at this time<br \/>The pilot of a glider involved in a midair collision in the skies above New York\u2019s Saratoga County on Friday was found dead following a search for wreckage, New York State Police said.<br \/>The discovery was made after state police, New York State Forest Rangers, and the Saratoga County Sheriff\u2019s Office found debris in a remote area in Edinburg, police said in a statement.<br \/>The other glider landed safely at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport and its pilot was said to be uninjured, police said earlier.<br \/>The identity of the deceased pilot has not been publicly released. <br \/>State police said they responded to a report of a collision near Wheeler Road, in the small town of Edinburg, just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. <br \/>The Federal Aviation Administration described the crashed glider as a Schempp-Hirth Ventus, and the one that landed safely as a Schleicher AS24.<br \/>Each glider had only a pilot on board, the FAA said in a statement.<br \/>The crash prompted a sizable response from area first responders, according to Broadcastify radio traffic from the Saratoga County Fire and EMS. <br \/>The FAA said the National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation.<br \/>Edinburg, a town of a little more than 1,300, is located in Saratoga County and is about 54 miles northwest of Albany. <br \/>Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.<br \/>Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.<br \/>&copy;&nbsp;2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n<p><a 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