Maryland State Police Press Release
02/08/2015
UPDATE: TWO INJURED IN PLANE CRASH IN ANNE ARUNDEL CO.
02/08/2015
UPDATE: TWO INJURED IN PLANE CRASH IN ANNE ARUNDEL CO.
(FT. MEADE, MD) – The two men injured in the crash of a small plane in Anne Arundel County this afternoon have been identified, as federal officials assume the investigation into the cause of the crash.
The victims are identified as Jeffry(sic) P. Barnett, 57, of Glen Burnie, Md., who was piloting the plane, and Thomas L. Cline, 82, of Silver Spring, Md. Both men were flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Shortly after 2:00 p.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Glen Burnie Barrack were dispatched to Bald Eagle Drive and Combat Drive, in Ft. Meade, for the report of a plane crash. Responding fire and rescue personnel were on the scene as troopers arrived. The single-engine plane was on its top in a wooded area. The two men injured were the only people on-board the plane.
Preliminary information from investigators indicates the plane had just taken off from Tipton Airport, in the 7500-block of General Aviation Drive, Ft. Meade, Md. The crash is said to have occurred a few hundred yards from the airstrip.
The plane is a single-engine 1970 American AA-1. The aircraft is based at Tipton Airport and registered to Barnett, Cline, and a third party. The destination of the plane is unknown at this time.
Federal aviation and transportation officials have been notified of the crash. They have been on the scene and are expected again tomorrow. State troopers will be maintaining security around the crash site overnight.
The victims are identified as Jeffry(sic) P. Barnett, 57, of Glen Burnie, Md., who was piloting the plane, and Thomas L. Cline, 82, of Silver Spring, Md. Both men were flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Shortly after 2:00 p.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Glen Burnie Barrack were dispatched to Bald Eagle Drive and Combat Drive, in Ft. Meade, for the report of a plane crash. Responding fire and rescue personnel were on the scene as troopers arrived. The single-engine plane was on its top in a wooded area. The two men injured were the only people on-board the plane.
Preliminary information from investigators indicates the plane had just taken off from Tipton Airport, in the 7500-block of General Aviation Drive, Ft. Meade, Md. The crash is said to have occurred a few hundred yards from the airstrip.
The plane is a single-engine 1970 American AA-1. The aircraft is based at Tipton Airport and registered to Barnett, Cline, and a third party. The destination of the plane is unknown at this time.
Federal aviation and transportation officials have been notified of the crash. They have been on the scene and are expected again tomorrow. State troopers will be maintaining security around the crash site overnight.
3 comments:
Another plane crash? How many in our state in the last 5 years?
That is a really good question 7:14,especially when you said "our state".I would love to see a comparison of all 50 states and see where we stand.My guess is that Md would be disproportionately higher than most when factoring in the actual size of our state.
The AA-1 is a Grumman airplane and is a privately owned plane under the complete control flying and maintenance wise just like you and the car you own. It really doesn't have anything to do with what state it happens to be in when it crashes any more than you have control of where you are driving your car when it breaks down.
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