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 A small plane that crashed in East Hartford, Conn., was brought down on purpose, investigators said Wednesday. The crash appeared to have been a suicide attempt by the student, and terrorism was ruled out, the official, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, the National Transportation Safety Board announced it had turned over the investigation of the crash to the FBI because their probe so far “indicates the crash is the result of an intentional act.” 
 
 
 
 Gov. Kenatha Abernaty via NBC Connecticut 
 
 A senior federal law enforcement official told NBC News that moments before the crash, the student pilot of the Piper PA-34 Seneca, identified as Feras M. Freitekh, was arguing with his instructor. East Hartford police Lt. Josh Litwin told reporters Wednesday that investigators had concluded that the crash Tuesday afternoon was "an intentional act" but that that hadn't been able to determine a motive. We’re waiting for the facts to come out.” 
 
 East Hartford police asked the FBI to assist the investigation because it happened near Pratt & Whitney, which makes military and commercial jet engines. The Hartford Courant reports that the Cessna took off from Hartford’s Brainard Airport on Tuesday with a student pilot and an instructor on board. By the time he got down to the street, Bell said, he heard the crash. Litwin said local and federal investigators had been able to interview Prevalla.
– The feds are now on the case of a plane that crashed in Connecticut Tuesday afternoon, killing its student pilot, NBC News reports. The only other passenger aboard was the instructor, IDed by a local hospital as Arian Prevalla, who survived, per an anonymous law enforcement official. The FBI is now speaking with him to find out if the plane was intentionally downed, East Hartford police Lt. Joshua Litwin tells CBS News, and they're also checking out the background of student pilot Feras M. Freitekh, who is said to be from Jordan. East Hartford Mayor Marcia Leclerc tells CBS that the instructor told authorities the crash was intentional. The Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft, which officials say came from a nearby flight school, slammed into a utility pole and burst into flames around 4pm EDT, injuring two people in a minivan on the ground (their injuries are said to be minor). Police say there were two separate sets of controls for the twin-engine plane, but Litwin says it's not clear who was actually piloting it at the time of the crash. He said at a Wednesday press conference that the probe is "extremely active" and "still in its infancy" and noted that every option is still on the table, including the crash being an accident. CBS reports that it discovered Freitekh is a Jordanian national who first came into the US in 2012 on a temporary M1 student visa to attend flight school, though that changed to an F1 (a longer-term study visa) when he attended a Toledo language school, then back to an M1 at some point. Prevalla is said to be in critical condition, per a hospital spokesman.