3 Killed in Small Plane Crash Near Homes in Maryland
Three adults were pronounced dead, and the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the single-engine Piper PA-28 crash.
- Three adults died late Saturday night when a Piper PA-28 crashed in the wooded area of Archer Park in Bowie, Maryland, while flying from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Montgomery County Airpark.
- An iPhone crash alert prompted Prince George's County Public Safety Communications to launch a ground and aerial search shortly before midnight, locating the aircraft around 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
- "We are very fortunate that nobody else was injured in this crash," Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo said, noting the tragedy of three lost lives while no residents in the nearby area were harmed.
- The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are leading the investigation, with an NTSB investigator expected to arrive at the scene Sunday evening.
- Officials reported during a Sunday morning press conference that the aircraft belonged to a Montgomery County flight school and was possibly on a training flight, with an 8 a.m. briefing scheduled for updates.
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