Maine
Charleston man found dead in Maine plane crash
TRENTON, MAINE — A Charleston pilot was found dead on July 25 in the wreckage of a plane crash at a small coastal airport in Maine.
Maine State Police responded to reports of a plane crash at Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton around 12:25 p.m., according to a news release. The aircraft, a single-engine Cirrus SR22, crashed on approach to the airport, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA said the plane had taken off from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
The victims were later identified as 71-year-old Michael Leibowitz of Charleston and 57-year-old Christina Chung of Livingston, N.J. Police said that Leibowitz was piloting the plane before it crashed.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the investigation into the crash, and the NTSB will provide any updates.
Leibowitz was the founder of Call Experts, a family-owned and operated call center based in West Ashley that provides telecommunications and other office services to companies and professionals.