Two Bodies Found in Plane Crash Near Brewster
An unidentified flight instructor and student who left from the Island this morning crashed off Brewster shore.
UPDATED: 6:45 pm. The two people aboard the small aircraft heading from Martha's Vineyard to Hyannis were found dead by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod and a Brewster Fire Department crew at Saint’s Landing in Brewster, Mass. Brewster Fire Department located the first person and the helicopter crew found the second person, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press release.
The plane left from the Martha's Vineyard airport this morning en route to Hyannis. There was a call to the FAA around 10 am with reports of smoke in the cabin and a search began around 10:30 am after all contact with the plane was lost.
The names of the two passengers are being withheld pending notification of family members.
"The 73-year-old was an instructor and a part-time resident of Edgartown and the student who lived in Falmouth had a license, but was training for advanced certification, said Sean Flynn, manager of the Martha's Vineyard Airport," reported the Cape Cod Times.
To read the entire Coast Guard press release go to: the Coast Guard Website.
Warren Webster
5:43 pm on Monday, January 16, 2012
This is such a tragic event. And as someone who flies between MV and the Cape frequently, a bit scary.
Mathea Morais
10:01 am on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Yes, truly tragic for the families involved and a terrible loss for the Island community. Definitely scary for those who fly between the Cape and MV, especially as both were very experienced pilots.