NTSB investigating what led to deadly plane crash in Bowie

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Bowie, Maryland
woods off Scarlet Oak Terrace
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Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: A single-engine Piper Cherokee crashed around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in a wooded area off Scarlet Oak Terrace in Bowie, Maryland, near a townhome community and playground. All three men on board were killed. The NTSB is leading the investigation, and the plane is believed to have belonged to a Montgomery County flight school and may have been on a training flight. Maryland State Police said an iPhone crash alert triggered a multi-agency search.

Original reporting

NTSB investigating what led to deadly plane crash in Bowie | FOX 5 DC

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