{"id":68238,"date":"2026-06-21T16:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=68238"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:47:59","slug":"3-killed-in-small-plane-crash-near-homes-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/3-killed-in-small-plane-crash-near-homes-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"3 killed in small plane crash near homes in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three people were killed when a small plane crashed into a wooded area near homes in Maryland, authorities said. The wreckage was found several hours after an iPhone crash alert notified emergency dispatchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crash happened late Saturday night in Bowie, a city in Prince George\u2019s County, about 15 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The aircraft was found in a wooded area off Scarlet Oak Court, close to a residential area and behind a playground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maryland State Police said the plane, a single-engine Piper Cherokee, was traveling from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Montgomery County Airpark with a pilot and two passengers on board when it crashed for reasons still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe three occupants, all adults, were declared deceased at the scene by EMS personnel,\u201d Elena Russo, a spokeswoman for Maryland State Police, said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/video\/traffic\/incidents\/crash\/maryland-state-police-address-deadly-plane-crash\/65-284b9d01-fe47-479f-997b-ed6d3f01536f\">briefing<\/a>. Their names have not been released pending notification of relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russo said investigators believe the plane belonged to a local flight school in Montgomery County and may have been participating in a training flight. It was not immediately known what happened between its departure from New Jersey and the crash in Bowie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An iPhone crash alert was received by Prince George\u2019s County Public Safety Communications at about 11:53 p.m., indicating a crash in the area of Route 50 and Route 301, according to state police. A ground and aerial search was launched by the Prince George\u2019s County Fire Department, Maryland State Police and other local agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft was not found until about 3:45 a.m., nearly four hours after the alert. Russo said it was dark and there were no lights in the area, making the search more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only notification we received&#8230; was that iPhone crash alert,\u201d Russo said. She added that authorities do not currently have information from eyewitnesses or anyone who reported hearing anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debris field covered about 100 feet in the wooded area. 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