Two people were hospitalized Monday after a single-engine aircraft veered off the runway during takeoff and collided with an unoccupied plane at Doylestown Airport in eastern Pennsylvania’s Buckingham Township.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly before 12:30 p.m. following reports of an aircraft incident. According to Buckingham Township Police, the plane departed from its intended takeoff path before striking a stationary aircraft and coming to rest off the runway.
Bucks County spokesperson James O’Malley reported that preliminary information indicates three individuals were aboard the aircraft at the time of the incident. Two occupants were transported to local hospitals for evaluation of their injuries, while all passengers had successfully evacuated the aircraft before first responders arrived.
Buckingham Township officials remained at the scene Monday afternoon awaiting the arrival of Federal Aviation Administration investigators to begin their formal inquiry into the cause of the accident.
