Plane crash at Doylestown Airport injures two. What we know now
(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.)
Two people were injured after a single-engine plane crashed while landing at Doylestown Airport on Monday afternoon.
Preliminary reports are that three people were in the six-seat plane when it stalled and crashed while attempting to land at the airport in the 3800 block of Old Easton Road, Bucks County spokesman James O’Malley said.
The passengers were able to exit the plane, and two were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries, O’Malley said. Their names and conditions were not immediately known Monday afternoon.
Two planes were involved in an on-ground collision at Doylestown Airport in Buckingham Township on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.
The plane struck a second plane on the runway when it crashed, and it’s believed that the second plane that was hit was unoccupied, O’Malley said. Flight records show the second plane has not been in the air for the last 14 days.
At the airport, several people appeared to be investigating the planes, which were cordoned off with yellow caution tape several hours after the crash. The nose of a Beechcraft plane appeared to be underneath the second airplane, which appeared to be a double-engine.
Airport employees declined to comment.
One other aircraft was scheduled to fly out or into the airport Monday, according to flightaware.com. The earlier flight had returned when the crash happened and it was not involved, the website showed.
A 1993 Beechcraft Bonanza took off from Doylestown Airport shortly before noon and returned after 23 minutes, according to Flightaware. Records show that the plane last traveled round-trip between the Doylestown Airport and Reading Regional Airport on Nov. 11.
The plane that crashed is owned by Elbow Key LLC of Blue Bell in Montgomery County, according to flight records.
Buckingham officials are on scene and awaiting the arrival of Federal Aviation Administration investigators.
Staff writer Chris Ullery contributed to this story.
Reporter Jo Ciavaglia can be reached at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Plane crash at Doylestown Airport in Bucks County leaves 2 injured
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