Jul. 11—A man was killed in a small airplane crash just after 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in Charlestown.
The crash occurred at Morningside Flight Park, a tourist attraction that offers hang gliding and paragliding, about a mile from the Connecticut River. The park is part of a North Carolina hang gliding company called Kitty Hawk Kites.
The site has hosted hang gliders since the 1970s, according to the flight park's blog.
On Saturday evening, two men were flying in a single-engine Bailey Dragonfly airplane, which the park uses to tow hang gliders. The plane crashed around 5:30 p.m.
Charlestown police said two men were in the plane. One had serious injuries as of late Saturday, and the other died at the scene of the crash.
Luke Baer, the COO of recreation for Kitty Hawk Kites, said the two people in the plane were a pilot and a passenger.
"We're obviously very saddened by this situation," Baer said, adding he would not comment further until the investigation was complete.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
This is a developing story.
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