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Small Plane Crashes In NJ Field
A small plane crashed in a Hunterdon County field on Monday afternoon, May 20, authorities confirmed.
The fixed-wing, single-engine plane landed in a large hay field off of Ellis Road in Holland Township around 4:25 p.m., the county prosecutor's office said.
The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane, sustained minor injuries and was treated on-site by the Milford-Holland Rescue Squad. There were no reported injuries on the ground.
First responders from Holland Township Police, Frenchtown Police, New Jersey State Police, Holland Fire Department, Milford Fire Department, and Hunterd…
New Details Emerge In Triple-Fatal Plane Crash Whose Victims Included CT 29-Year-Old
New details have emerged after a triple-fatal plane crash in northwestern Massachusetts in which one of the victims was a student pilot from Connecticut.
The three victims are:
Chad Davidson, age 29, of Woodstock, in Windham County, Connecticut
Fredrika Ballard, age 53, of Southwick, Massachusetts (in Hampden County)
William Hampton, age 68, of Indian Orchard, Massachusetts (also in Hampden County)
Ballard owned Fly Lugu Flight School and Hampton was an instructor. Davidson was taking flying lessons, Massachusetts State Police said.
According to flight tracker data, the twin-engine …
Western Mass Plane Crash Victims ID'd; Student Pilot, Flight Instructor Among Dead
Investigators have identified the three people killed in a Sunday, Jan. 14, plane crash in Franklin County as a student pilot, his instructor, and the owner of a flight school.
They are:
William Hampton, age 68, of Indian Orchard
Chad Davidson, age 29, of Woodstock, Connecticut
Fredrika Ballard, age 53, of Southwick
Ballard owned Fly Lugu Flight School and Hampton was an instructor. Davidson was taking flying lessons, Massachusetts State Police said.
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According to flight tracker data, the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 5…
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…
