Miraculous Survival in Lancaster Plane Crash; Investigation Underway
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a retirement community parking lot, injuring five on board. Investigation by FAA ongoing, no injuries reported on the ground.
Sunday’s crash follows a slew of recent aviation crashes that have spiked public concern.
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The crash comes about a month after seven people were killed when an air ambulance burst into flames after crashing onto a busy Philadelphia street.
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The incident comes after a devastating mid-air collision between a military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial plane outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January as well as a string of plane accidents that have occurred across the country in recent weeks.
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The aircraft, a popular single-engine model introduced in 1947 and usually able to carry six, crashed at 3 p.m., the FAA said.
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It follows a string of aviation-related incidents since mid-January.
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This latest crash adds to a growing number of recent aviation incidents.
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The crash comes about a month after seven people were killed when an air ambulance burst into flames after crashing onto a busy Philadelphia street.
A single-engine plane with 5 people aboard crashes near a small airport in southern Pennsylvania
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Authorities are actively investigating the incident.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash, which comes after a devastating midair collision in January and a string of plane crashes across the country.
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Summary
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed into the Brethren Village retirement community parking lot in Lancaster County, PA, around 3:18 p.m. on Sunday. Thankfully, all five individuals on board survived and were taken to local hospitals, although their conditions remain unknown. Witnesses reported seeing the plane veer left before crashing, creating a massive fireball upon impact. No injuries occurred on the ground, but at least a dozen nearby cars were damaged. The FAA is launching an investigation into the incident as it follows a series of aviation accidents in recent months, raising safety concerns nationwide.
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Five people on board a small airplane that crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said.
The plane went down at about 3:18 p.m. in the parking lot of Brethren Village, a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles east of Philadelphia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local officials.
The FAA confirmed that five people were on the plane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, when it crashed.
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