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Two dead in plane crash in Queen Anne’s County in Maryland Two dead in plane crash in Queen Anne’s County, Md.
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Two people were killed in a single-engine plane crash Tuesday in Queen Anne’s County, a Maryland State Police spokesman said. Two people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed Tuesday in Queen Anne’s County, a Maryland State Police spokesman said.
The crash happened about 12:44 p.m. near Route 8 and eastbound Route 50 in Stevensville, said Cpl. DaVaughn Parker with the State Police. The crash happened at 12:44 p.m. near Route 8 and eastbound Route 50 in Stevensville, said Cpl. DaVaughn Parker with the state police.
Parker said a man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene.Parker said a man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene.
The pair had been flying in a red and white two-seat Van’s RV-12, he said. Authorities don’t know yet whether they were taking off from nearby Bay Bridge Airport or whether they were landing there, he said. The pair had been flying in a red and white Van’s RV-12, he said. The two-seater aircraft crashed in an open field near the Ellendale Manor community before bursting into flames, according to a news release.
Authorities don’t know whether the aircraft was taking off from nearby Bay Bridge Airport or whether it was landing there, said Parker, who added that the airplane was a rental.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.