3 dead after small plane crashes at public park in Maryland

Published
June 21, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Bowie, Maryland
Archer Park
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Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

Summary

Car Crash Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: Three adults died when a small aircraft crashed into the wooded area of Archer Park in Bowie, Maryland, around 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 and other county agencies launched a ground and aerial search after the crash was reported via an iPhone alert shortly before midnight, but no one in the nearby residential area was injured.

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3 dead after small plane crashes at public park in Maryland

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