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Plane Crash Injures 2 In Lebanon County (
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A plane crashed in Lebanon County on Friday, July 19, according to the Lebanon County Department of Emergency Services. The crash initially was reported at Reigle Airport located at 1805 South Forge Road in Palmyra, Londonderry Township at 2:43 p.m., according to LCDES. Both the pilot and the passenger were injured, according to Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company in a release at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Station 2 was dispatched to an Aircraft down with injuries. Chief 2 arrived to find one plane down with minor injuries... Posted by Campbelltown Volunteer Fire…
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Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB
A 17-year-old girl who died piloting a Cessna on Independence Day was only on her second-ever solo flight, authorities say. Maisie Bitler had taken off from Williamsport Regional Airport in a Cessna 172 owned by Quarter to Two Flying Club, Inc., Engines on Thursday morning, according to fight logs and later identified by the Clinton County Coroner's Office. Maisie was an experienced pilot and a C/1 Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol, officials with the Piper Composite Squadron explained in a release on July 5. As she was heading towards William T. Piper Airport, she …
Obituaries
Sam Ganow Had 'A Servant's Heart,' Loved Ones Say
After he was killed in a plane crash last Thursday, Feb. 1, friends and neighbors have raised thousands to benefit the family of Sam Ganow. The Octorara Area School District Board President was flying a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7 that went down near Coatesville, officials have said. The exact cause of the crash remains under review by federal investigators. On GoFundMe.com, loved ones say Ganow was an active member of several communities with a "servant's heart." Born in Mississippi and raised in Nebraska, Ganow was a 1976 graduate of the Skyview…
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Sam Ganow, 65, Of Cochranville Killed In Plane Crash
A school board president was killed in a plane crash in Chester County on Thursday, Feb. 1, according to Octorara School District officials. Octorara School Board President, Sam Ganow, 65, of Cochranville, was the pilot and only person onboard a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7 that crashed in a Coatesville neighborhood around 1:40 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told Daily Voice. The plane is owned by Mr. Dent Inc. of Manheim, according to flight logs although the FAA and NTSB have yet to officially confirm that. The crash remains u…
Police & Fire
Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear
Sometime around a plane crashed in Ocean County, a wildfire broke out. As of Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3, it remained unclear if the two were connected. The FAA said a single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed in a wooded area in Toms River, New Jersey, around 2:30 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. According to 6abc, the plane had departed Pottstown, PA, and was heading to Toms River when it crashed in a wooded area of Lacey Township, near the Ocean County Airport. Sometime thereafter, a wildfire broke out, closing a portion of Dover and Mule roads near Miller Airpark. The FAA and National Tr…
Police & Fire
Passenger ID'd After Airplane Crash Into Truck On PA Turnpike (
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One person has died and another has been seriously hurt following a plane crash into a truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Capital City Airport, authorities say. Lawrence "Larry" Sager, 74, of Hummlestown died of multiple traumatic injuries from the crash at UPMC Harrisburg at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023 and the plane is registered to Kenneth "Ken" Sager of Hummlestown, according to the FAA. Friends of the family posted on social media that Ken is at Hershey Medical Center and has undergone surgery. One friend said that "He had just put thousands of dollars into an engine refu…
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Pennslyvania Man Among Four Who Died When Two Planes Collided In Florida: Authorities
A Pennsylvania man was among four people who perished when two small planes collided over a lake in Flordia on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, authorities say. Randall Elbert Crawford, 67, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania was killed when one of Jack Brown's Seaplanes, a Piper J-3 Cub, collided with a Cherokee Piper 161 fixed-wing plane operated by Sunrise Aviation over Lake Hartridge near Winter Haven Regional Airport in Winter Haven, Florida shortly after 2 p.m., according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Two victims from the other plane have been identified as Faith Iren…
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NJ Mom Killed, PA Daughter Burned In Plane Crash Were Fulfilling Life-Long Flying Dream
A New Jersey woman was killed and two others injured after it crashed in a residential area of Long Island. Roma Gupta, 63, of Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, died, while her daughter, Reeva Gupta, 33, of Delaware County, PA, remains in critical condition following the crash in North Lindenhurst Sunday, March 5. The plane’s pilot, New York City resident Fayzul Chowdhury, 23, of the Bronx, also remains in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital. More than $107,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign for the Gupta family as of Tuesday, March 7. According to the…
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Lightweight Plane Crashes At Central Pennsylvania Airport
An ultralight aircraft crashed in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 9, authorities say. While trapped in the airplane, the pilot called 911 to a field near Shoestring Airport Ebaugh Road in North Hopewell Township around 2:20 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Upon arrival, rescue crews freed the pilot and found that "the pilot was entangled in the wreckage and was most likely suffering from broken lower extremities," authorities with North Hopewell-Winterstown Volunteer Fire Company said. The scene of the crash.North Hopewell-Winterstown Volunteer Fire Company. Crews us…
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Two Killed When Homebuilt Plane Crashes In PA: Reports
Two people died in a small plane crash Saturday, Oct. 29 in Pennsylvania, TimesLeader.com reports. The homebuilt Bearhawk Patrol crashed in Wilkes Barre, around 3 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said. One victim was inside of the plane while the other had apparently been ejected into a nearby complex off W. St Mary's Road, Hanover Township Police Chief David Lewis tells the TimesLeader. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating. Click here for more from the Times Leader.
Police & Fire
Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say
New details have been released in the Salisbury Township plane crash that killed a student pilot and injured a flight instructor last month, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-28-140 took off from Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and was in the air for one minute before going down in a residential yard on the 1400 block of Keystone Road in Salisbury Township, according to a preliminary report released by the NTSB on Friday, Oct. 7. The aircraft traveled for less than a mile and then made a slight left turn before its data was…
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Witnesses Detail 'Unusual' Takeoff Before Plane Crash That Killed NJ Dad-Son Pilot Duo
The engine of a plane that crashed killing a father and son pilot duo last month sounded unusual during takeoff on the New Jersey runway, according to a federal report. The Champion Aeronca 7AC, in fact, was "substantially damaged" in the crash that killed pilot Kristofer Noone, 24, of Pennsauken and his dad, John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, the National Transportation Safety Board report says. Witnesses told federal investigators that the plane sounded unusual as it left the end of runway 18 at Bucks Airport in Upper Deerfield Towns…
Obituaries
Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash
A devout Christian and co-owner of an area business died in a plane crash in Virginia on Wednesday, Sept. 14, authorities say. Kevin James Esh, 30, of New Holland, was piloting a Piper PA-32 Cherokee when his plane burst into flames as it crash into a field near Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday around 11:30 p.m., according flight data and Virginia state police. Esh had taken off from Blue Ridge Regional Airport, near Martinsville, around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, flight records show. He was heading northeast when the Cherokee began losing altitude, approximately 45 minutes into the fli…
Police & Fire
Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash
A 24-year-old commercial airlines pilot and his dad were identified as the victims killed in a small plane crash in South Jersey Monday, Sept. 19. John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, and his son, Kristofer Noone, of Pennsauken — who was operating the plane — were pronounced dead at the scene in Upper Deerfield after the afternoon crash, according to New Jersey State Police and the FAA. The Champion Aeronca 7AC fixed-wing, single-engine plane they had departed from Bucks Airport in went down in a residential yard on Parvin Mill Road around 2:15 p.m., officials previously said. There are no…
Police & Fire
2 Dead In NJ Small Plane Crash
Two men were killed in a small plane crash in a Cumberland County yard Monday, Sept. 19, according to various news reports, authorities said. The single-engine Champion Aeronca 7AC crashed in a Parvin Mill Road yard in Upper Deerfield Township around 1:50 p.m., according to the FAA and New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez. The crash occurred right outside of Bucks Airport. Small plane crash (Courtesy 6ABC Action News)6 ABC Action News The circumstances leading up to the crash were not immediately known. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The…
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2 Pennsylvania Victims ID'd In West Virginia Plane Crash, Cause Revealed: Reports
Two of the three people killed in a plane crash in West Virginia while flying from Indiana to Pennsylvania have been identified. The single-engine 1980 Piper PA-32-301 tail number N720RP crashed in a wooded area near Campbells Run Road in Metz, West Virginia on Thursday, August 11, WV Metro News reports and FlightAware information confirms. Wesley Karl Martin, 30, of Narvon, and Dwayne K. Weaver, 32, of East Earl, died in the crash, according to their obituaries. It is believed the two men when heading home from an event at Fresh Start Training Center in Washington, Indiana when the cra…
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3 People Killed In West Virginia Plane Crash While Flying To Pennsylvania: Reports
Three people have died in a plane crash in West Virginia while flying from Indiana to Pennsylvania, authorities told numerous outlets on Thursday, August 11. The single-engine 1980 Piper PA-32-301 tail number N720RP crashed in a wooded area near Campbells Run Road in Metz, West Virginia, WV Metro News reports and FlightAware information confirms. The crash happened around 7:15 p.m., Marion County Emergency officials told WDTV 5 News. The plane is owned by Skyhawk Associates of Myerstown, Pennsylvania, according to FlightAware. The plane was flying from Shawnee Field Airport in Bloomfi…
Obituaries
Bucknell Grad, 23, Dead After Mysterious Mid-Air Fall/Jump From Plane
Police were trying to piece together if a 23-year-old Bucknell University graduate jumped or fell out of a plane moments before it made an emergency landing with the pilot on board. Charles Crooks — who was not wearing a parachute — was found in trees in the backyard of a North Carolina home about 30 miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, around 7 p.m. Friday, July 29, the New York Post reports. Police believe he either jumped or fell approximately 3,500 feet out of the 10-person plane. It was unclear how he died. The plane had lost its right wheel when it crash landed at the…
Police & Fire
Young Pilot Killed In Cape May Plane Crash
A 22-year-old pilot was killed in a Cape May County plane crash early Saturday, July 16, authorities said. Thomas Gibson was the sole occupant of the single-engine Piper PA-12 that crashed into a field near Paramount Air Airport around 9:40 a.m., the FAA and Middle Township police said. The Ocean City resident was pronounced dead at the scene. According to his social media pages, Gibson graduated from Marywood University in Scranton, PA, and had been working for Gibson Electrical & General Contractors. The crash was under investigation.
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Pilot Injured When Plane Crashed Into Car In Central PA: Photos
A pilot was hurt when their plane collided with a car while making a crash landing at Reigle Airport on Saturday, June 25, authorities say. The attempted landing turned crash happened at the airport located on South Forge Road in Palmyra around 9:30 a.m., emergency dispatchers say. The car that was hit by the plane.Facebook/Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company The pilot appears to have been aiming for a grassy strip, but misjudged it— hitting the top of a car with its landing gear, according to fire officials from Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company who were at the scene of the crash. …
Police & Fire
Bystanders Pull Pilot, Passenger From Crashed Plane On Chester County Golf Course: Police
Bystanders rescued the two occupants of a crashed plane in Chester County Wednesday, June 1, authorities said. The small single-engine plane went down on a golf course at St. David's Country Club off Upper Gulph Road in Wayne at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to Tredyffrin Township police. The plane, which was flying from Fort Myers, FL to Blue Bell, PA, experienced a mechanical failure and had to make an emergency landing, police said. On June 1st, at approximately 3:30 PM, Radnor Fire and EMS was dispatched to the area of Upper Gulph and Fletcher for a... Posted by Radnor Fire C…
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Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities
A pilot is in critical condition following a plane crash in western Pennsylvania, authorities say. Emergency crews were to the crash on Skillet Hill Road, off Route 136— less than a mile from Rostraver Airport— around 6:52 p.m. on Friday, May 27, a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor told TribLive. The plane not heading toward Rostraver, but was expected to land at Finleyville Airport in northern Washington County, executive director Gabe Monzoof of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates Rostraver Airport, told the outlet. The single-engine air…
Police & Fire
PA Air Force Pilot Returns To Duty Five Months After Plane Crash That Killed Daughter
A Pennsylvania air force pilot will return to duty on Wednesday, March 30, after approximately five months of rehabilitation and recovery following a plane crash that killed his daughter, officials said. Col. Deane Thomey, who was seriously injured in the single-engine plane crash on Oct 22, 2021, in Colleton County, South Carolina, was treated for several weeks in the intensive care unit at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to a statement from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. In November 2021, he was transferred to a medical facility near his home in Ale…
Police & Fire
Pilot Killed In Perkasie Plane Crash ID'd By Family Friend: Report
One of two victims killed in a fiery plane crash has been identified as a local dad, 6abc reports. Brian Filippini, of Philadelphia, died when the plane he reportedly owned went down near Victoria and Brittany Lanes in Perkasie around 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, the outlet reports. While Filippini's identity has been confirmed by a family member, the identity of the second victim remains unknown. Filippini most recently worked as the President of Concord Management Group International and earned a bachelor's degree in business from The Ohio State University in 1989, according to his Linked…
Police & Fire
Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash
A fiery plane crash that left one person dead was captured on a Bucks County, PA resident's doorbell camera Thursday, Feb. 24 (scroll for video). The small plane left Doylestown Airport and was en route to Gunden Airport in Perkasie when it went down near Victoria and Brittany Lanes in Perkasie, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane struck a vehicle before bursting into flames around 5 p.m. The pilot was the sole occupant, The doorbell footage was shared by local resident Catherine LaPate, according to Fox29. #PerkasieDoorbell video camera captured the fiery pla…
Police & Fire
Radio Transmission Of Pilot Reporting Engine Failure Seconds Before Deadly Crash Released
Radio transmission of a pilot reporting engine failure seconds before the crash that killed him during a flight from New Jersey to New Hampshire was released on Sunday. The audio of Emanuel "Manny" Vomvolakis' Dec. 10 flight was published to VASAviation's YouTube channel. "That close to the ground as a single pilot with an engine failure on a twin engine plane is damn near impossible to sort out," one person said in the comments. The 23-year-old pilot reported the failure moments before his plane crashed and hit a wall over a fence, narrowly missing the runway at the Manchester-Boston Reg…
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Fatal Plane Crash Near PA Landfill, State Police Say
A fatal plane crash happened in near a Pennsylvania landfill on Wednesday night, according to Pennylvania state police. The plane crash landed by a landfill owned by Tri-County Industries Inc. in Springfield Township near Grove City around 5:40 p.m., according to WFMJ and WTAE citing Pennsylvania state police. The single engine plane caught fire when it landed in the woods, according to the outlet. One person is dead, according to WPXI. It is unknown if there were other passengers onboard. The Federal Aviation Administration is handling the investigation, WTAE reports citing state pol…
Obituaries
Pennsylvania Air Force Pilot Hurt, Daughter Killed In South Carolina Plane Crash
An air force pilot based in Montgomery County was left seriously injured after a plane crash that killed his daughter Friday in South Carolina, officials said. As of Monday, Col. Deane Thomey was being treated in the intensive care unit at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for severe burns, according to a statement released by the 111th Attack Wing. His 24-year-old daughter Madeline Thomey died in the crash, officials confirmed. Thomey was flying a privately-owned single-engine airplane from Virginia to Florida when he reported a problem with the engine, officials and…
Police & Fire
Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet
The pilot who died in a plane crash Friday at a Pennsylvania airport has been identified as a 50-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran. Andy Travnicek was heading north in a T-6 Texan when the plane suddenly veered to the left and crashed into the grass and caught fire at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport around 12:35 p.m. Travnicek, the sole occupant of the air craft, was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a commercial airline pilot and a certified flight instructor. The plane was part of the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team, which flies World War II-era aircrafts. …
Police & Fire
Pilot OK After Fiery Plane Crash At Heritage Airport (
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The pilot of a small plane escaped largely unscathed after his plane crashed then burst into flames at a Pennsylvania airport July 4. The plane crashed in the left runway at the Heritage Field Airport in Limerick Township at 12:52 p.m., officials told Daily Voice. Returning to the station after the Skippack 4th of July Parade earlier today, Tanker 66, Engine 66 and our volunteers... Posted by Perkiomen Township Fire Company on Sunday, July 4, 2021 The Perkiomen Township Fire Company, which assisted Limerick fire companies, still had its dashcam running after the Fourth of July parade, …
Police & Fire
Pilot Killed In Doylestown Plane Crash
A pilot was killed after the plane he was flying crashed in a wooded area in Doylestown (Bucks County) Tuesday morning, authorities said. Photos from 6abc's Chopper 6 show the single-engine small red-and-white plane in the trees behind houses in the 3000 block of Charter Club Drive around 10:30 a.m. #Breaking - A small plane has crashed near the Doylestown Airport, into a wooded area near homes. Police and fire are on the scene investigating. pic.twitter.com/gxi6STLVg8 — Dan Patrick (@6abcDan) June 15, 2021 The pilot, Martin Sailer Jr., of Tinicum Township, was the sole occupant of t…
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