Overview
- Late Saturday night, an automatic iPhone crash alert prompted responders to search and early Sunday morning they discovered wreckage behind a townhouse complex and playground in Bowie.
- Maryland State Police and Prince George’s County fire officials confirmed the pilot and two passengers were found dead at the scene.
- Authorities said the single-engine aircraft had been traveling from Ocean City, New Jersey, toward Montgomery County, Maryland, when it went down.
- Investigators have reported the plane may belong to a Montgomery County flight school and could have been on a training flight, but that connection remains unverified.
- The NTSB is leading the on-scene technical investigation and officials say they will examine wreckage and any on-board data before releasing causes or victim identities.