MANSFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Two people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed and caught fire at Mansfield Municipal Airport on Saturday, officials said.
Troopers responding to a reported incident at the airport about 12:30 p.m. found a small aircraft that had crashed and two people suffering from life-threatening injuries, according to Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio.
The victims, 31-year-old Sydney Miti and 18-year-old Julian Latterman, were later pronounced dead.
A pilot at the airport told 7’s Kim Lucey that the plane that crashed appeared to be registered to a flight school.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Cessna 172.
A crime scene services unit has been called to the scene.
Residents are being asked to avoid the Fruit Street area.
The National Transportation Safety Board is assisting Mansfield police and state police with an investigation.
Fellow pilot at the airport says plane is a single-engine, 4-seater. Appears to be registered to a flight school. #Mansfield @7News
— Kim Lucey (@KimLucey) February 23, 2019
Small plane has crashed nose-down at #Mansfield airport. @MassStatePolice say 2 people on board, taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. @7News pic.twitter.com/0fX8vNQaqa
— Kim Lucey (@KimLucey) February 23, 2019
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