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Plane crash reported in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Plane crash reported in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 00:39

A plane crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community on Sunday in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, WHP CBS 21 reported. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, five people were on the plane. 

Multiple injuries have been reported, according to WHP CBS 21.

The crash happened in the parking lot of the Brethren Village Retirement Community in Lititz at around 3:20 p.m., according to emergency dispatch. The community is near Lancaster Airport.

The plane is smaller in size and says N347M on the side of its body. It was on its way to Springfield, Ohio, according to FlightRadar. The plane is a 1981 Beechcraft Bonanza owned by Jam Zoom Yayos LLC. 

Multiple vehicles in the parking lot caught fire after the crash.

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The staff at Brethren Village have been asked to stay inside while crews work at the scene. 

Gov. Josh Shapiro posted about the crash on X, saying that the Pennsylvania State Police are on the ground assisting first responders after the plane crash.

"All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues, and more information will be provided as it becomes available," Shapiro wrote.  

The FAA is investigating the crash.

The plane crash in Lancaster County is the second in Pennsylvania in 2025, amid several that have happened across the United States since January.

On Jan. 31, a medical jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia near Roosevelt Mall into a densely populated area of the city. The crash left seven people dead, including all six people on board and another man inside his car on the street, and 24 people injured

Four crew members from Jet Rescue Air Ambulance were killed along with a 11-year-old pediatric patient Valentina Guzman Murillo, who had just wrapped up weeks of treatment at Shriner's Children's Hospital Philadelphia, and her mother Lizeth Murillo Ozuna. 

Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary info on the crash and said the plane's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was not recording and likely hadn't recorded audio for several years.

The flight was on its way to Springfield-Branson Airport in Missouri. It took off at 6:06 p.m. and the entire flight was less than one minute as the plane made a steep descent and crashed. Investigators said there were no distress calls received from the flight crew.

The preliminary report didn't provide a cause for the crash. The NTSB is expected to release a final report on the crash in 12 to 24 months. 

Grants are available for small businesses damaged in the crash. The grants max out at $20,000.

Tom Ignudo

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking news, sports and more.

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