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Virginia-to-Canada plane crashed in Pennsylvania, 3 dead
AUSTIN, Pa. — The wreckage of a small airplane that lost contact with flight controllers while flying from Richmond to Canada has been found in Pennsylvania, with all three occupants killed.
Potter County Coroner Kevin J. Dusenbury Sr. confirmed the deaths Tuesday but says he would not release additional information until the victim’s relatives had been notified.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the Piper PA-28 took off Sunday from Richmond International Airport in Virginia and was headed to St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport.
The coroner says the wreckage was found late Monday in Keating Township in Potter County, about 150 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
The FAA lost contact with the flight over Potter County about 7 p.m. Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigation the crash.
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