Small plane crashes in rural area of southern New Jersey
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane went down around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday in Springfield Township. There were two people aboard the aircraft.
Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a rural part of southern New Jersey.
But it wasn’t immediately clear if anyone aboard the Hawker Beechcraft 58 Baron aircraft was injured or killed.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane went down around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday in Springfield Township. There were two people aboard the aircraft.
The plane had taken off a short time earlier from South Jersey Regional Airport in Lumberton, which is about 10 miles southwest of the crash scene.
The FAA is investigating the crash.
Another look at the #planecrash in Burlington – pic.twitter.com/nyW3ocmXyr
— AndreaWBZ (@AndreaWBZ) June 11, 2014
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
SEPTA negotiations with city, suburban unions to continue Wednesday
The transit agency is negotiating contracts between TWU Local 234, which represents workers in the city, and SMART Local 1594, which represents workers in the suburbs.
6 hours ago
While officials say it will likely cost a couple hundred million dollars to plan, Philly could see a billion-dollar return on tourism revenue.
8 hours ago
Officials say 2 taken to hospitals after small plane accident at Doylestown Airport
Police in Bucks County’s Buckingham Township said a single-engine plane had been taking off when it left the runway and hit an unoccupied plane.
11 hours ago