The unidentified passenger crash-landed the plane at Martha’s Vineyard Airport.
The pilot had to be extricated from the plane after the accident and was in a “serious life-threatening condition,” state police said. He was med-flighted to a medical facility in Boston for treatment.
It is unclear whether the pilot’s condition was a result of his unspecified medical emergency or also from injuries sustained in the crash.“The passenger was uninjured; she was evaluated at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and released,” MSP added.Police said the airport has reopened its short runway and is “slowly continuing operations.”
The crash is under investigation by the State Police-Oak Bluffs Barracks, the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands District and the Federal Aviation Administration, according to MSP. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration told
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