Pilot Killed In Lancaster County Plane Crash
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One person was killed in a small plane crash Sunday morning near Airport, according to the County Coroner's Office. The plane went down around 8 a.m., shortly after takeoff. The County Coroner's Office has identified the pilot as 58-year-old Musaddiq Nazeeri of Lebanon.
Just two and a half minutes after the plane was cleared for takeoff Sunday morning at Lancaster Airport, air traffic control started calling out for the pilot, according to an audio recording.
An aircraft crashed in a field in the 2100 block of Kissel Hill Road in Warwick Township on Sunday morning. A coroner was on scene, but further details — including the type of a
In a preliminary report, the NTSB says the pilot of the Cessna 208B N716MM that crashed shortly after takeoff from Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township "reported a loss of engine power and attempted to glide the airplane back to runway 27 at Cross Keys Airport."
The plane was flown by Dr. Musaddiq Nazeeri, 58, of Lebanon, who was pronounced dead by the Lancaster County coroner at 8:51 a.m. Audio from the tower said he was headed to University Park Airport in Centre County, renamed in 2023 to State College Regional Airport.