A plane crashed near a small airport in Lewiston, Maine, on Aug. 22, 2023. Both people on board the plane were killed in the accident. Federal authorities are investigating the crash.
Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a twin-engine cargo plane near a small airport inThe Beechcraft crashed in a field in the town of Litchfield at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The agency said the National Transportation Safety Board would lead the investigation.
The plane crashed"under unknown circumstances" about half a mile from Wales Airport, said Sarah Taylor Sulick, a spokesperson for the NTSB. Authorities had not identified the two dead as of Wednesday. Litchfield is a small town close to the state capital of Augusta, and is about 50 miles north of Portland, the largest city in Maine."The investigator will document the accident site, airplane, and gather witness statements and any surveillance video that may have captured any part of the accident flight," Taylor Sulick said.
Wreckage from the crash will be recovered and moved offsite for analysis, Taylor Sulick said, adding that a preliminary report about the crash will likely be available in two to three weeks.The plane took off Tuesday from Lewiston airport, about 18 miles from Litchfield, according to the aircraft tracking website FlightAware. The plane is owned by Wiggins Airways of
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