NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — Two people escaped injury when a small airplane crashed while practicing emergency landings at Plum Island Airport late Friday afternoon, police and fire officials said.
The two passengers reported that the single-engine Piper Warrior airplane came in to the runway too low and clipped a nearby fence with one of the plane’s wings while landing.
Emergency crews responded to Plum Island Airport around 4:55 p.m. Friday after receiving reports of a plane crash, officials said.
The plane leaked approximately six gallons of jet fuel. Firefighters cleaned the leaked jet fuel and have notified the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, officials said.
The airport was closed for the night. The Federal Aviation Administration was notified of the incident.
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