Federal investigators said an ill-fated plane was performing maneuvers when it entered a tailspin and crashed into a Bucks County neighborhood last month killing both aboard.
told FOX 29 that only a handful of planes have used the private strip in his 20 years of ownership, and he wasn't aware of the plane's plan to land.The owner of a small airstrip in Perkasie said he had no idea that an ill-fated plane was planning to plan at his rarely used airstrip before it crashed in a residential neighborhood.
According to the NTSB's report, the plane was "performing maneuvers about 2,000 ft mean sea level when it entered a left spin and descended into a residential street." The deadly crash was captured on a nearby home's doorbell camera that is now part of the investigation. The plane exploded into flames upon impacted and consumed the cockpit, according to investigators. The impact sent shrapnel flying through the sleepy residential neighborhood, including a piece of the propeller that shot into a home.
Miraculously, no one on the ground was injured during the crash and the property damage was minimal. Hilltown Township Police Officer Christopher Englehart called Filipini a ‘hero’ for managing to direct the failing plane away from residences.
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