3 dead after small plane crashes at public park in Maryland
Summary
Car Crash Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: Three adults died when a small aircraft crashed in the wooded area of Archer Park in Bowie, Maryland, at about 11:30 p.m. on June 20 while flying from Ocean City, New Jersey to Montgomery County Airpark. The pilot and two passengers were killed; their identities are withheld pending notification of next‑of‑kin. Maryland State Police reported that the aircraft is believed to belong to a local flight school in Montgomery County and may have been on a training flight. The crash was reported via an iPhone crash alert, and a ground and aerial search by multiple agencies located the wreckage at about 3:45 a.m. on June 21 with no injuries among nearby residents. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.
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3 dead after small plane crashes at public park in Maryland