A plane crashes in Pennsylvania, injuring five people
All five persons on board were hurt when a single-engine aircraft crashed into a parking lot close to a retirement community in Pennsylvania on Sunday, but there were no fatalities or injuries on the ground, according to police.
Soon after the jet took off from neighbouring Lancaster Airport on its way to Springfield, Ohio, the disaster happened in Manheim Township, roughly 137 km northwest of Philadelphia, according to officials.
About a dozen cars were damaged when the Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed into the Brethren Village retirement community’s parking area and caught fire. According to local officials, when emergency personnel came, they discovered the aircraft on fire, which was promptly put out. According to a statement from Manheim Township, “all five passengers were taken to nearby hospitals with injuries of unknown severity.” “On the ground, no injuries were reported.”
While several automobiles were damaged, with at least five of them “severely damaged,” the retirement community facilities were unaffected, according to Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher during a news briefing. Fisher said that the plane never hit any component of the building. As a precaution, the retirement community’s occupants were placed under a temporary shelter-in-place order, which was later withdrawn once police deemed the location secure.
I’m not sure if I think of it as a miracle, but it’s amazing that everyone survived the plane crash and that no one was injured on the ground,” Fisher continued.
The crash is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has established that the aircraft was a Beechcraft Bonanza. It is anticipated that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will also get involved. State police were on the scene, and all Commonwealth resources were being made available to help the ongoing response, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro posted on social media.
Following a number of high-profile incidents in recent months, such as a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial jet mishap in Washington, D.C., earlier this year, the occurrence occurs at a time when public awareness of aviation safety has increased.
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