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| Pilot killed in Maryland plane crash is identified | Pilot killed in Maryland plane crash is identified |
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| A pilot who was killed Sunday after his small plane crashed into a home in Maryland has been identified as a 61-year-old man from the Bronx. | A pilot who was killed Sunday after his small plane crashed into a home in Maryland has been identified as a 61-year-old man from the Bronx. |
| Maryland State Police said Gordon Allen died when his single-engine plane crashed about 3:10 p.m. in the 6300 block of Chestnut Avenue in Lanham. | Maryland State Police said Gordon Allen died when his single-engine plane crashed about 3:10 p.m. in the 6300 block of Chestnut Avenue in Lanham. |
| According to an initial investigation, the plane left the College Park airport “just minutes prior to crashing,” police said. | |
| The plane hit the carport of a home, then struck a vehicle before it caught fire. Fire officials said the crash also caused the car to catch fire and ignited a small fire in the attic of the house. | |
| Allen was the only person on the plane, and his body was found among debris in a driveway across the street from the house, according to officials with the Prince George’s County Fire Department. | |
| Pilot dies after small plane crashes into house in Prince George’s | Pilot dies after small plane crashes into house in Prince George’s |
| No one was inside the home at the time of the crash. The owners were away on vacation. Officials said no one on the ground was injured. | No one was inside the home at the time of the crash. The owners were away on vacation. Officials said no one on the ground was injured. |
| Neighbors reported hearing a load explosion at the time of the crash. Yohalmo and Mayra Perla said they heard the loud sound from the plane crash and thought it was a motorcycle gunning its engine. Then they looked up and saw the plane was almost directly overhead, as it appeared out of the fog. | Neighbors reported hearing a load explosion at the time of the crash. Yohalmo and Mayra Perla said they heard the loud sound from the plane crash and thought it was a motorcycle gunning its engine. Then they looked up and saw the plane was almost directly overhead, as it appeared out of the fog. |
| “I just could do nothing other than say, ‘Oh, my God, oh, my God,’ ” Mayra Perla, 38, said. “Then it hit.” | |
| At least 18 homes in the area lost power as a result of the crash. | At least 18 homes in the area lost power as a result of the crash. |
| The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified. | The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified. |
| State police said the cause of the crash has “yet to be determined.” NTSB will be investigating the crash further. | State police said the cause of the crash has “yet to be determined.” NTSB will be investigating the crash further. |
| Hannah Natanson and Laura Meckler contributed to this report. | Hannah Natanson and Laura Meckler contributed to this report. |
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