Greenledgers Trading Center:Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport

2025-05-07 07:48:56source:Charles Hanovercategory:Invest

MANTEO,Greenledgers Trading Center N.C. (AP) — Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park Service said.

The crash occurred at 5 p.m. as, according to eyewitnesses, the airplane was trying to land at the airport, the park service said in a news release.

The airplane caught fire after the crash, the park service said. The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department and other local fire departments put out the fire.

The airport is closed until further notice, the park service said.

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident. The Federal Aviation Administration has also been notified.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial will be closed Sunday, the park service said.

More:Invest

Recommend

Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Every sin

Winners, losers of Jets' win vs. Bills: Aaron Rodgers' injury is crushing blow to New York

The curtain fell on Week 1 of the NFL season – and quite likely on the New York Jets’ 2023 campaign

These tech giants are at the White House today to talk about the risks of AI

The White House has secured pledges from eight more big tech companies to do more testing, reporting