Two die in midair collision of two planes
Monday, November 17, 2003 Posted: 7:32 AM EST (1232 GMT)
Officials look over the wreckage of one of a Cessna that collided with another airplane at Westerly Airport.
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WESTERLY, Rhode Island (AP) -- Two airplanes collided in midair on Sunday above an airport runway in Rhode Island, killing two men on board, officials said.
It was not clear what caused the afternoon collision about 100 feet above the runway at Westerly State Airport, said Ted Drozdz, chief aeronautics inspector for Rhode Island Airport Corp. He said the airport has no air traffic control tower, and pilots notify each other when taking off and landing.
Drozdz said the investigation would continue on Monday.
Five people from the planes were admitted to Westerly Hospital.
The two men died later, spokeswoman Judith West said, and the others were treated and released with minor injuries.
The victims' identities have not been released because authorities were notifying families, West said.
The airport is near Misquamicut State Beach
Monday, November 17, 2003 Posted: 7:32 AM EST (1232 GMT)
Officials look over the wreckage of one of a Cessna that collided with another airplane at Westerly Airport.
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WESTERLY, Rhode Island (AP) -- Two airplanes collided in midair on Sunday above an airport runway in Rhode Island, killing two men on board, officials said.
It was not clear what caused the afternoon collision about 100 feet above the runway at Westerly State Airport, said Ted Drozdz, chief aeronautics inspector for Rhode Island Airport Corp. He said the airport has no air traffic control tower, and pilots notify each other when taking off and landing.
Drozdz said the investigation would continue on Monday.
Five people from the planes were admitted to Westerly Hospital.
The two men died later, spokeswoman Judith West said, and the others were treated and released with minor injuries.
The victims' identities have not been released because authorities were notifying families, West said.
The airport is near Misquamicut State Beach