BEDFORD, NH (WHDH) - Federal officials are investigating after a small plane crashed along the banks of the Merrimack River in Bedford, New Hampshire late Friday night, killing the pilot, officials said.
Officers responding to multiple reports of a plane crash along the Merrimack River near 14 Technology Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. found the wreckage of a two-engine plane engulfed in flames just across the river from the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, according to Bedford police.
The pilot and sole occupant of the plane, Emanuel Vomvolakis, 23, of Linden, Michigan, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The aircraft did not hit any homes or buildings nearby, Bedford police said.
The flight originated from the Essex County, New Jersey Airport and was inbound to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport when the pilot allegedly reported engine trouble prior to the crash.
“The pilot of the aircraft radioed in to the Manchester airport tower on approach that the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble, and then a short few minutes later the communications center here began receiving 911 calls,” said Bedford Police Chief John Bryfonski.
The aircraft was operated by Castle Air and had been transporting medical supplies, according to police.
An investigation into the crash is being conducted by The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Authorities asked the public to avoid the area of Technology Drive as crews investigated.
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