2 dead in small plane crash in Pennsylvania, flight was headed to Ocean City
Two people are dead after a small twin-engine plane crashed in Central Pennsylvania on Father's Day, federal officials confirmed Tuesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration told USA TODAY the Piper PA-30 airplane crashed Sunday in a wooded area of Cambria County.
The plane went down not far from the Ebensburg Airport in a mountainous region on the Allegheny Plateau about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh, officials said.
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Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees said the plane was reported missing on Sunday morning and the aircraft was located at about 2:30 p.m. that same day.
Both people on the plane were pronounced dead at the scene, Lees said, and DNA testing will be used to confirm the victim's identities.
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Cause of crash remains under investigation
Local outlets reported the plane was headed to Ocean City, Maryland.
A FAA spokesperson told USA TODAY Monday the agency and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
Contributing: Associated Press.
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