A small plane in which five people boarded the plane, on Sunday afternoon, crashed into a parking lot near Linkster Airport, Pennsylvania’s Minhim Township.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that a single engine aircraft was a batch craft Bonaza, and that the incident took place around 3pm in Lancaster County. Several injuries were reported and authorities could not immediately provide information about any deaths.
Footage shared on social media About 75 75 miles west of Philadelphia, black smoke and several steep cars were entered into flames at the site of the crash.
The FAA said it would investigate.
Route 501 is closed in this area. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the state police is helping local respondents.
On our team @Pistate Polls The Lancaster is based on helping the first respondents after a small private plane crash near the Lancaster Airport in the Township.
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– Governor Josh Shophero (Governorshapiro) March 9, 2025
Sunday’s accident is following a recent aviation accident that has raised public concern. In late January, an American airline plane collided with a US military helicopter on the Potomac River in Washington DC, killing all 67 people on both planes.
National Transportation Safety Board officials are still investigating the Washington accident as well as a medical jet accident in Philadelphia. In January, seven people were killed in Alaska in February and 10 people were killed in a plane crash.
Among the growing concerns, Google searches have increased to “safely”.
A recent APNORC survey released in February states that 64 % of US air travel is very safe or somewhat safe, which is less than 71 % last year.
