Prop Plane Crashes in Great Barrington Corn Field After Engine Failure, Officials Say
A pair of Connecticut men emerged safely from a plane crash in Great Barrington on Sunday, though their small aircraft was heavily damaged after careening into a corn field when the engine failed, authorities said.
The small propellor plane lost engine power while attempting to land at Great Barrington Airport and crashed around 11:30 a.m. into a corn field off the airfield’s eastern side, the Great Barrington Police Department said.
The plane — a three-passenger Piper PA-22 built in 1956 — was “a total loss,” the department said. But the two men on board walked away injury free.
Police said the plane carried a flight instructor — a 67-year-old Canaan, Connecticut man — and his 57-year-old student — a Cheshire, Connecticut man.
An initial investigation indicated the plane lost engine power as it came in to land at the airport’s 2,579-foot runway. It crashed into a cornfield north of Egremont Plain Road.
A complete investigation of the crash is being conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and Great Barrington Police.
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