A small plane in Maryland crashed into some power lines on Sunday evening. The crash left two people stranded inside the plane as it was dangling from an electrical tower. The crash has left 85,000 people without power.
A small plane crashed into power lines in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Sunday night, leaving tens of thousands of electric customers without power, according to reports.
Fox station WTTG in Washington, D.C. said the plane crashed into the power lines at about 6:15 p.m. in the Montgomery Village section of Gaithersburg.
Chief Spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Pete Piringer, said on Twitter that the small plane was suspended about 100 feet in the air with two people onboard.
Both occupants were uninjured, the post stated, and rescue crews were on the scene.
As mentioned, the crash has caused widespread power outages for thousands of people.
Electric crews are assessing the damage, a tweet from the power company read, and they are working closely with county fire and EMS crews.
“We are awaiting clearance to the scene before crews can begin work to stabilize the electric infrastructure and begin restoring service,” Pepco said.
The crash was confirmed through a Tweet from the Federal Aviation Administration this evening:
UPDATE: @FAANews confirms 2 people on board. The plane took off from White Planes, NY. It’s a single engine Mooney M20J. FAA and NTSB will investigate. #Fox5DC pic.twitter.com/XA3cGZRqD8
— David Kaplan (@DKaplanFox5DC) November 28, 2022
Updates are still coming through, so keep checking the above Twitter account for more updates.
Source Fox News
