Antique biplane crashes after takeoff in Md.
Posted: 09/09/2012
CRESAPTOWN, Md. (AP) -
State police say a pilot suffered minor injuries when his antique biplane crashed shortly after takeoff at a private airstrip in Allegany County.
The pilot, Robert Armstrong, was taken to a hospital after the crash Sunday morning. It happened around 9:30a.m. at an airstrip in the Cresaptown area.
Police say the pilot reported that his aircraft climbed to about 100 feet before it started to have engine trouble and crashed. The airplane was a 1927 Pitcairn Fleetwing.
Police say the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash.
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