Two Seriously Injured In Small Plane Crash In June On The Main Line

WAYNE, PA — A small plane that crashed June 1 on St. David’s Golf Club sustained substantial damage and the pilot and passenger were seriously injured, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a preliminary report available Tuesday.

The single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed at 3:30 p.m. near the 14th hole of the course in the Wayne section of Tredyffrin Township.

The pilot and his wife, both in their 70s, were taken out of the wreckage. They were then taken to Paoli Hospital to be treated for injuries.

The aircraft was enroute to Wings Field in Blue Bell, Plymouth Township, from Fort Myers, Fla. with a stop for fuel in South Carolina.

The wreckage was recovered and is being stored in a facility in Claymont, Del., for further study.

According to a report provided Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board:

The pilot was operating on an instrument flight rules aviation flight plan and had been cleared for approach at 6 p.m. at Wings Field Airport.

The pilot canceled the flight plan while on approach and not further updates were received by the Air Traffic Communications.

Witnesses at the scene reported seeing the airplane headed east before it turned south and impacted the golf course.

The witnesses assisted the occupants out of the plane and waited for first responders.

Due to their injuries, the occupants were unable to provide statements about what happened leading up to the accident.

The wreckage was examined by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who reported that the airframe had sustained substantial damage.

The owner of the plane is identified at Harold P. Mueller III of Ambler. Authorities did not identify the pilot and the passenger of the plane.

Two cats were rescued. The cats were taken to the Radnor Fire Company station until a family member of the victims arrived to pick up the cats.