Missing Aircraft And Pilot Located: Harford Fire And EMS

WHITEFORD, MD - Officials said a possible aircraft crash Tuesday evening drew first responders to an area near the Maryland-Pennsylvania state line.

A little more than an hour after the search for the plane began, the pilot and aircraft were located at the Fallston Air Park in the 700 block of Reckord Road, authorities reported.

Before 6:30 p.m., first responders learned that a single-engine type of aircraft was in distress, according to Jenn Chenworth, spokeswoman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.

Firefighters and police as well as the Maryland State Police helicopter converged in the area of the 4400 block of Prospect Road, Chenworth said, to search for the plane.

At 7:34 p.m., authorities reported the pilot and plane were safely located in Fallston.