[JYO] Plane Crashes at Montgomery Air Park, Pilot OK
- From: FlyboyEd@xxxxxxx
- To: jyo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:18:20 EDT
Gaithersburg, Md. (AP) - A close call for the pilot of a small airplane this
morning, following a crash at the Montgomery County Air Park.
Witnesses say the woman was practicing take-offs and landings about 9 a.m.
Monday morning in a Cessna 152 when the plane suddenly veered off the runway,
and then skidded into the grass before crashing into a grove of trees.
Authorities say the pilot has been taken to Shady Grove Hospital with minor
injuries. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer says the
pilot was the only person on board.
Units from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Department remain on the
scene conducting an investigation.
The plane appears to be mostly destroyed.
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