Pilot Killed In Lancaster County Plane Crash
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The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crashed in a field moments after taking off from the Lancaster County airport.
One person was killed in a small plane crash Sunday morning near Airport, according to the County Coroner's Office. The plane went down around 8 a.m., shortly after takeoff. The County Coroner's Office has identified the pilot as 58-year-old Musaddiq Nazeeri of Lebanon.
In a preliminary report, the NTSB says the pilot of the Cessna 208B N716MM that crashed shortly after takeoff from Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township "reported a loss of engine power and attempted to glide the airplane back to runway 27 at Cross Keys Airport."