Three Found Dead in Crash of Plane From Ocean City, NJ

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Bowie, Maryland
woods near where routes 50 and 301 connect, close proximity to a residential area
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Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: A single-engine Piper Cherokee plane that left Ocean City Municipal Airport in New Jersey on Saturday night crashed in the woods near a residential neighborhood in Bowie, Maryland, at about 11:30 p.m. The pilot and two passengers, all adult men, were killed. Search-and-rescue teams located the wreckage early Sunday and recovered the three bodies at about 3:45 a.m., according to Maryland State Police. An iPhone crash alert was received by Prince George's County about 15 minutes after the crash, near where routes 50 and 301 connect in the Bowie area. Police believe the aircraft may have been participating in a training flight en route to Montgomery County Air Park in Maryland.

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Three Found Dead in Crash of Plane From Ocean City, NJ

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