CNBC AI News, June 30 – A devastating incident unfolded on June 29th when a light aircraft crashed near Howland Township, Ohio, resulting in the tragic loss of six lives.
The Cessna 441 twin-engine turboprop had taken off from the Youngstown area airport just seven minutes prior when the accident occurred, with the aircraft reportedly going down in a wooded area behind a residence. Tragically, there were no survivors, with two crew members and four passengers confirmed deceased.
Raymond Peake, the fire chief for Howland Township, stated that emergency services received 911 calls reporting a massive explosion and visible flames originating from properties behind the callers’ homes. This incident marks the deadliest aviation crash in the local area.
Smoke plumes rising from the vicinity were captured by weather cameras at the nearby Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport. Peake confirmed the aircraft impacted in a heavily wooded area behind a home.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the crash.
This latest event comes amidst a concerning uptick in aviation incidents across the United States:
On June 19th, a plane carrying at least 16 passengers crashed in Coffee County, Tennessee. While miraculously no fatalities were reported, four individuals sustained minor injuries.
May 24th saw a small aircraft strike power lines during its landing approach in San Diego, California, leading to a crash in a residential area near the airport and claiming the lives of all six people on board.
Earlier this year, on April 26th, a Mooney M20TN aircraft went down south of the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee. Reports indicated that all three occupants of the plane perished.
Another fatal crash occurred on April 19th in Illinois, involving a small single-engine aircraft with four individuals aboard. Fatalities were confirmed in this incident.
On the evening of April 18th, a small aircraft plunged into a river in Nebraska, resulting in the deaths of all three occupants.
A week prior, on April 12th, a light aircraft crashed in New York State, with all six individuals on board losing their lives.
The string of accidents began on April 11th, when a small plane crashed in Boca Raton, Florida, causing three fatalities on board and injuring one person on the ground.
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