US EditionPolice: Plane 'Ran Out of Runway' in Block Island Crash that Left 1 Dead
BLOCK ISLAND STATE AIRPORT, NEW SHOREHAM, RHODE ISLAND, JUL 30 – The plane overshot the runway on its third landing attempt, killing a 77-year-old man and injuring two others, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local officials.
- On Wednesday afternoon, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed at Block Island State Airport, killing one and injuring two others.
- The Piper PA-28 Cherokee Archer departed Albany International Airport at 10:50 AM, made two failed landing attempts, then overshot the runway at Block Island State Airport.
- More than 20 first responders from New Shoreham, including firefighters, police, and EMS, responded immediately, and officials said no one on the ground was injured and the crash did not spark a fire.
- The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have launched investigations into the crash, and two injured occupants were flown to Rhode Island Hospital and are expected to survive.
- Officials await updates as the National Transportation Safety Board prepares to move the wreckage to a secure facility when an investigator arrives Thursday, with Condair Flyers Flying Club owning the plane.
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'Dedicated leader': Victim in deadly Block Island plane crash identified
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) — The person who died in a Wednesday Block Island plane crash has been identified, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Fultonville, NY. Dan Wilson, a legislator in Montgomery County, died from injuries sustained in the crash of the small plane at approximately 12:30 p.m. on the runway at Block Island State Airport. “Dan was a thoughtful and dedicated leader who left a meaningful impact on our communi…
One person dead, two others hospitalized following single-engine plane crash on Block Island
According to the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Facebook page, the incident occurred earlier this afternoon after first responders were dispatched to reports of a single-engine plane crash.
1 dead after plane crashes in Rhode Island, departed from Albany
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — One person died after a small plane crashed at Block Island State Airport Wednesday afternoon, according to Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Download our WTEN+ streaming app on Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV! The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) said the Piper Cherokee Archer, a single-engine aircraft, was “involved in an accident” around 12:30 p.m. The town of New Shoreham said all three pa…
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