PA Man Dies In Hang-Glider Crash

Pennsylvania State Police said a 68-year-old man died when the hang-glider he was operating crashed in Menno Township.

Posted Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:09 am ET|Updated Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 12:16 pm ET

MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA — A Belleville man was killed Monday in a hang-glider crash in Mifflin County, according to authorities.

Pennsylvania State Police said the crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. on Block Jacks Mountain Road in Menno Township.

Police said the hang-glider operator — a 68-year-old man whose name was not released — died at the scene.

State police from the Lewistown barracks are investigating the cause of the crash.

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