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RPD: 1 dead after small plane crash on road near Maplewood Park
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AUG 1 – Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are examining the cause after one person died and another was injured in the crash.
- A Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser single-engine plane went down around 1:30 p.m. Friday on a roadway close to Maplewood Park in Rochester, resulting in one fatality and one injury.
- Two witnesses saw the plane descend rapidly before crashing, and Rochester Police Captain Greg Bello said no vehicles were involved in the incident.
- The Rochester Fire Department rescued people from the crash site where a fuel leak occurred and was contained by a hazmat team, and Bridge View Drive remains closed.
- The National Transportation Safety Board will send an investigator Saturday to document the site and examine the aircraft as the FAA and NTSB investigate the cause.
- Bello said he has never seen a plane crash in his 18 years on the force, and the crash triggered prolonged investigations and road closures in Rochester.
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RPD: Man dies after plane crashes near Maplewood Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man has died after police say a single engine plane crashed on Bridge View Drive near Maplewood Park. Capt. Greg Bello from the Rochester Police department says at around 1:30 p.m. Friday, they responded to Bridge View Drive for the crash. He says two people were on the plane, and the […]
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