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Prominent Attorney, Dana Hyde, Identified As Victim Of 'Severe Turbulence'

Our thoughts go out to Dana Hyde's family, friends, and colleagues.

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Dana Hyde (Image via Millennium Challenge Corporation)

The woman who died after the aircraft she was on hit “severe turbulence” has been identified as D.C. attorney Dana Hyde. Hyde was one of five people on the corporate jet owned by Conexon when it hit turbulence over New England on Friday. The plane made an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport just north of Hartford, Connecticut, and Hyde was rushed to Saint Francis Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The medical examiner’s office revealed she died of blunt-force injuries.

Hyde was on the plane with her husband, Conexon partner Jonathan Chambers, along with their son and two crew members. No one else was injured.

As reported by the Associated Press, the National Transportation Safety Board is looking into the cause of the turbulence:

The National Transportation Safety Board said it’s looking at a “reported trim issue,” a reference to adjustments that are made to an airplane’s control surfaces to ensure it is stable and level in flight. The agency initially reported that the plane experienced severe turbulence late Friday afternoon.

Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration instructed pilots flying the same model of Bombardier aircraft to take extra pre-flight measures after trim problems had been reported.

Hyde was a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, and was a veteran of Biglaw (WilmerHale’s London office). Hyde’s public service is also notable. Under the Clinton Administration, she was the Special Assistant to the Deputy Attorney General. Hyde also served as counsel to the 9/11 Commission. In the Obama Administration, Hyde was tapped as Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of State. At the time of her death, Hyde was part-time consultant at the D.C. think tank Aspen Institute and co-chair of the Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy.

Above the Law’s condolences go out to Hyde’s family, friends, and colleagues at this difficult time.

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