Vermont man was piloting plane that crashed in New Hampshire

CHARLESTOWN, N.H. (WCAX) – Police say the person flying the aircraft that crashed into the Connecticut River in New Hampshire on Wednesday was an skilled pilot from Vermont.

Charlestown police say George Tucker, 27, of Ludlow, Vermont, was flying the single-engine prop aircraft when it went down in Charlestown at about 10 a.m. They are saying Tucker is an skilled pilot.

Simply earlier than the crash, Tucker reported a mechanical malfunction with the engine that made him lose altitude. As he traveled south over the river, he hit some high-tension energy traces and the aircraft went down.

Tucker had taken off from the Hartness Airport in Springfield, Vermont, about 35 minutes earlier than the crash within the 1952 PA–18 Alpha bush-style aircraft.

The aircraft went down close to the Decrease Touchdown boat ramp in Charlestown. It was about 200 yards offshore in the course of the river.

Tucker, who was the one particular person on board, was capable of swim towards rescuers on shore who helped him get out of the river. He was then taken to the hospital. We don’t know the extent of his accidents.

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board has been known as to analyze the crash.

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