A small plane landed in the ocean near a busy New Hampshire beach on Saturday.
Bathers claimed they were towing an advertising banner before the plane crashed in Hampton Beach around noon, according to the news agency. Fox 5.
A passenger plane crashes in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, and is pulled ashore. Police said the pilot was rescued by lifeguards and was not injured. https://t.co/nZgsv3TFyp pic.twitter.com/J4ZaapqQAB
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Video footage showed the plane flipping over as it crashed into the sea. WCVB report. One of the witnesses, Shakari Mahfud, told WCVB reporters:[t]His plane slowly stalled, flipped over, and fell straight down (on the nose). ” (Related: 5 killed in North Myrtle Beach plane crash)
Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno said the pilot, the sole occupant of the single-engine Piper PA-18, emerged unharmed after being promptly rescued by lifeguards. WMUR-TV.
Swimmer Laurie Lemoine said:[the pilot] He put on his clothes, socks and shoes and walked out, but he was upset,” WCVB reported.
At this time, the Hampton Police Department and the New Hampshire Beach Patrol have yet to comment on the situation, Fox 5 reported.
FOX 5 said the plane was safely pulled ashore and authorities took over the scene for further investigation. Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, the media reported. .
The incident comes just weeks after five people were tragically killed in another small plane crash in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on July 2. Similarly, the plane was a single-engine Piper PA-32 that crashed “under unknown circumstances”. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that the flight will depart around 11am.
