Two people were killed when a single engine plane crashed at the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton on Thursday.
State Troopers were alerted to the crash at about 12:25 p.m., according to a news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety.
The aircraft was destroyed after it caught fire on impact, the release states.
The Cirrus SR22 crashed while approaching the airport, according to the FAA.
The crash happened at the end of a runway, said Leroy Muise, manager of the airport.
“Regrettably, two souls aboard the aircraft lost their lives as result of the crash and ensuing fire,” Muise said in a statement.
The Maine Department of Public Safety identified the victims Friday morning as the pilot, Michael Leibowitz, 71, of Charleston, South Carolina, and passenger Christina Chung of Livingston, New Jersey.
The plane had taken off from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
State police were assisted by the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office, the Trenton, Ellsworth and Bar Harbor fire departments and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.
