Crime & Safety
Small Plane Bound For Long Island Crashes; Pilot Killed
The plane crashed at the end of a runway at a Virginia airport Tuesday morning.
A plane bound for Long Island crashed Tuesday morning at a Virginia airport, killing the pilot, the sole person onboard, according to published reported.
The single-engine plane crashed at the end of the runway at Chesapeake Regional Airport around 7:30 a.m. It was headed to Republic Airport in Farmingdale, WTKR in Virginia reported.
The plane caught on fire after the crash.
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The pilot, who had not yet been identified, flew from New York to Chesapeake on May 15, according to a WAVY report.
UPDATE: One person killed in plane crash this morning at Chesapeake Regional Airport, according to Virginia State Police. Cause is under investigation. @WAVY_News pic.twitter.com/tckTvZlOt6
— Lex Gray (@LexGrayWAVY) May 22, 2018
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