FALMOUTH (AP) - A small plane has crashed near an airstrip in Falmouth, killing one person who was trapped in the aircraft and leaving two others with life-threatening injuries.
The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Aaron Mentkowski, of Wallingford, Conn..
Holly Baker of the Federal Aviation Administration says the plane left Tweed-New Haven Airport in Connecticut and crashed at 11:02 a.m. Saturday, while attempting to land at Falmouth Air Park.
The Falmouth Fire Department says the injured Connecticut couple, 54-year-old Dianne Palmeri and 55-year-old Albert Rossini, were taken by helicopter to hospitals for treatment of burn wounds. Fire officials said the Guilford couple was learning how to fly.
The crash sparked a fire in the woods at the air park, a small airstrip near Fresh Pond Road.
Baker says the Cirrus SR22 aircraft was badly burned. The FAA is investigating.
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