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'A Mangled Mess': Witnesses Recall Damage to Plane After Crash Near Lancaster Airport

A Piper PA-46 registered to Flyward LLC crashed in a Warwick Township cornfield on Sunday just before 8 a.m., shortly after departing Lancaster Airport.
Requesting to return, the pilot alerted air traffic control that a door was open about 25 seconds after takeoff.
Following the crash, emergency crews secured the site, police used a drone to survey the crash site, and authorities called in FAA and NTSB investigators.
The Lancaster County Coroner's Office confirmed the pilot died in the crash, Webber said, and nearby roads were closed to traffic after the accident.
With the site locked down pending the investigation, FAA will publish a preliminary report and NTSB will direct the inquiry.

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