One dead and another injured after small plane crash outside Boston

Daily Mail​

20-06-2025

A man has died and another has been rushed to the hospital with 'serious injuries' after a small plane crashed on a residential street in Massachusetts.
Officials said a single-engine Mooney M20F aircraft hit the ground on Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, on the north-east outskirts of Boston, just before 9am on Thursday.
Police Chief John G LeLacheur and Fire Chief Peter K. O'Connor said Beverly Police and Fire Departments responded to the incident was not far from Beverly Airport.
When they arrived, first responders found two people trapped inside the four-seater piston aircraft, which had suffered 'significant damage'.
'The plane appeared to be resting against a utility pole,' Beverly Police and Fire Departments said in a joint statement released on Thursday.
'Two men were inside the plane, a pilot and a passenger.
'One occupant was pronounced dead on scene, and the other man was transported via medical helicopter to a hospital with serious injuries.
'At this time, there have been no reports of any ground injuries or additional property damage in the area.'
Images from the scene show the plane laying crumpled against a utility pole, across a street surrounded by leafy woodland on either side.
It appears to be upright with the wings badly damaged. The main body of the aircraft was partially destroyed by the impact.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) told the Daily Mail a witness reported seeing 'black smoke come from the belly of the plane' before it went down, possibly indicating engine failure.
They said they observed the plane making a 'gradual left hand descending turn' before crashing shortly afterward.
Officials from the NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have begun investigating the crash.
'The preliminary information we have is the plane crashed under unknown circumstances,' the NTSB said in a statement.
'Once on site, the investigator will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft.
'The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation,' the agency said, adding that a preliminary investigation will be published in two weeks.
'It's a holiday, there's not a lot of businesses open right now,' Beverly Police Chief John Lelacheur added while speaking with reporters.
'We're going to go through footage when we can with the various businesses when they open, bring some people in and then, obviously, do some follow up tomorrow.'
The Daily Mail has contacted the FAA for further information.
Danvers Fire Department and the Massachusetts State Police also assisted local responders at the scene.
The man who died and his companion have not yet been publicly identified.