{"id":362124,"date":"2026-06-21T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/3-killed-when-private-plane-crashes-into-maryland-woods-officials"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:00:55","slug":"3-killed-when-private-plane-crashes-into-maryland-woods-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/3-killed-when-private-plane-crashes-into-maryland-woods-officials","title":{"rendered":"3 killed when personal aircraft crashes into Maryland woods: Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A search-and-rescue operation for a missing private plane ended early Sunday with the grim discovery of three bodies in the aircraft’s wreckage in a wooded area near a Maryland residential neighborhood, officials said.<\/p>\n

The pilot and two passengers aboard the single-engine Piper Cherokee were pronounced dead after rescuers located the wreckage in the woods near Bowie, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The bodies of three adult men have been recovered, according to a statement from the Maryland State Police.<\/p>\n

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A Maryland State Police officer stands, June 21, 2026, near the site of the wreckage of a small plane that crashed and killed three people aboard in Bowie, Maryland.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The names of those who perished were being withheld by authorities pending notification of relatives.<\/p>\n

“Investigators believe the aircraft belongs to a local flight school in Montgomery County. Police believe the aircraft may have been participating in a training flight,” according to the statement from the state police.<\/p>\n

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Maryland State Police officers investigate, June 21, 2026, the wreckage of a private plane crash in Bowie, Maryland, that killed three men aboard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The aircraft had taken off around 11:30 p.m. ET on Saturday from Ocean City, New Jersey, and was en route to Montgomery County Air Park in Maryland when it crashed, according to the state police.<\/p>\n

About 15 minutes after the plane took off, an iPhone crash alert was received by Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications, indicating a crash had occurred near where routes 50 and 301 connect in the Bowie area.<\/p>\n

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Yellow police tape rings a playground in Bowie, Maryland, June 21, 2026, where a small plane crashed, killing three men aboard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A ground and aerial search, involving several agencies, was immediately launched, officials said.<\/p>\n

The wooded area where the crash occurred is in “close proximity to a residential area” in Bowie, according to the state police.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported on the ground.<\/p>\n

The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ <\/em>Cate Bouvet contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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