Three hospitalized after small plane crashes in Massachusetts

February 2, 2021 11:36 pm

Dominique Turner,

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LEICESTER, Mass. (WLNE) – A small plane crashed in the woods of Leicester just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Leicester police said emergency personnel quickly found the plane in a wooded area of off Moosehill Road. With help from good Samaritans on snowmobiles, responders rescued two people from the plane.

Authorities said a dog was on board, and was uninjured.

(Photo Courtesy of Leicester Police Department / Facebook)
(Photo Courtesy of Leicester Police Department / Facebook)
(Photo Courtesy of Leicester Police Department / Facebook)

Police said a third person in the crash was rescued from the wooded area.

Leicester police said all three people on board sustained injuries, none of which appeared to be life threatening.

The plane was a 2014 Piper Cesna.

The FAA, NTSB, and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

Troopers responding to a small plane with four occupants that crashed in the area of Moosehill Road in #Leicester. Brookfield and Leicester PD’s also responding along with Environmental PD and FAA. No further information available at this time.

— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) February 2, 2021