Three Fatally Injured In Maryland PA-28 Accident

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Bowie, Maryland
wooded area near a townhome community and a playground
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Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: Three men sustained fatal injuries Saturday night in an aircraft accident involving a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II near Bowie, Maryland. The aircraft departed Ocean City Municipal Airport in New Jersey and was en route to Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during an apparent training flight. Prince George's County Public Safety Communications received an iPhone crash alert at about 11:53 p.m., and the accident site was found Sunday in a wooded area near a townhome community and a playground. No ground injuries were reported.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Washington International Flight Academy LLC Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Three Fatally Injured In Maryland PA-28 Accident

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