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, Fire

Summary

Car Crash Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: A small aircraft crashed into 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 being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The crash was reported via an iPhone alert shortly before midnight, and a ground‑and‑aerial search by Maryland State Police, Prince George's County police, Anne Arundel County police, Bowie City officials and county Fire & EMS located the aircraft near a residential neighborhood at about 3:45 a.m. on June 21, with no other injuries reported. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, and the plane is believed to belong to a local flight school that may have been conducting a training flight.

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3 dead after small plane crashes at public park in Maryland

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