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Plane Crashes In Stormy Provincetown Weather, 7 Taken To Hospital
There were no fatalities when the small plane crashed at the end of the runway, but everyone on board was sent to the hospital.
PROVINCETOWN, MA — A line of heavy rain and wind storms was an apparent factor in a small plane crash in Provincetown Thursday afternoon, that injured six passengers and the pilot.
Provincetown Town Manager Alex Morse said a Cape Air flight had landing trouble at Provincetown Airport because of weather-related problems. A spokesperson for Cape Air in a tweet said Flight 2072 was traveling from Logan Airport in Boston to Provincetown Airport when the plane crashed.
The crash happened around 4 p.m. when the plane went off the runway, while the pilot attempted to land, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Emergency officials told the Cape Cod Times the plane was engulfed in flames.
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All six passengers and the pilot were taken to the hospital, according to Morse.
"Thankfully, there are no fatalities," Morse said in a statement.
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