82-year-old pilot seriously injured after plane engine fails after take-off, crashes in Laconia, NH

Modified Date:

Sat, 06/20/2015 - 7:07am

Accident Date:

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Plane Crashes in Laconia, NH

Fire officials confirm that a small plane has crashed in Laconia, New Hampshire.

Person Severely Injured in New Hampshire Plane Crash

Family friends said the pilot is 82 years old and has been flying since he was 13.

Pilot injured when plane crashes in Laconia

When crews arrived, they found the pilot trapped in the wreckage.

Pilot seriously injured in Laconia, N.H., plane crash

Firefighters extricated the pilot from the plane, and MedFlight took the pilot to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., according to the Laconia Fire Department.

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Type: Aircraft Accident

Topics:

Elderly Drivers, Engine Failure (Aircraft), Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle

City:

Laconia, NH

County:

Belknap County, NH

Area:

Boston, MA