Lancaster, New York: Two people, including a child, were killed when two small planes collided in western New York on Saturday at an event to introduce children to aviation, officials said.
The crash killed the pilot of one plane and a boy who was a passenger, Lancaster Police Chief Gerald J. Gill Jr. told The Buffalo News. Their names were not immediately released.
The Federal Aviation Authority said the planes collided about six miles (10 kilometers) east-southeast of Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport at about 10:40 a.m.
Capt. Gregory Savage of the Erie County Sheriff's Department said the pilot of the SeaRey and a 9-year-old girl walked away from that plane.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the pilot and passenger involved in the mishap," the association said in a release.
Knapinski said the association has flown nearly 1.9 million kids since 1992. This is the first fatal accident involving the Young Eagles program since 2006 in Washington state, he said.
The crash killed the pilot of one plane and a boy who was a passenger, Lancaster Police Chief Gerald J. Gill Jr. told The Buffalo News. Their names were not immediately released.
The Federal Aviation Authority said the planes collided about six miles (10 kilometers) east-southeast of Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport at about 10:40 a.m.
Capt. Gregory Savage of the Erie County Sheriff's Department said the pilot of the SeaRey and a 9-year-old girl walked away from that plane.
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"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the pilot and passenger involved in the mishap," the association said in a release.
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Knapinski said the association has flown nearly 1.9 million kids since 1992. This is the first fatal accident involving the Young Eagles program since 2006 in Washington state, he said.
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