Small plane crashes into power lines, trapping 2, knocking out electricity in Montgomery County - WBAL TV Baltimore

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. —

Crews rescued 2 occupants of a tiny level that crashed Sunday evening into a powerfulness enactment tower, knocking retired powerfulness crossed Montgomery County.

Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said the level came into interaction astir 5:30 p.m. with a high-tension powerfulness enactment operation successful the country of Rothbury Drive and Goshen Road successful the Montgomery Village area, which is astir 4 miles northwest of the Montgomery County Airpark.

Crews grounded the powerfulness lines, secured the level and were capable to rescue the occupants much than 7 hours aft the crash.

According to Maryland State Police, the craft progressive is simply a Mooney Mike 20P single-engine plane.

RESCUE EFFORTS

At 9 p.m., Goldstein said officials were successful connection with the plane's 2 occupants. But earlier crews could rescue the occupants, workers had to spell up to the wires to execute grounding and bonding and unafraid the level to the tower.

At 10 p.m., Goldstein said operation institution crews arrived with bucket trucks and a ample crane and further resources were brought to the scene.

The occurrence main said the operation was nary longer electrified; however, concerns stay implicit static oregon stray electricity, which is wherefore crews were moving connected grounding and bonding the tower.

Goldstein said the level was secured astatine 12:16 a.m., the archetypal occupant was rescued astatine 12:25 a.m. and the 2nd diligent was rescued astatine 12:36 a.m., some brought to the crushed via bucket truck.

State constabulary said the occupants were taken to Suburban Hospital. Both suffered superior but non-life-threatening injuries that included hypothermia, Goldstein said.

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POWER OUTAGES

As of 6 p.m. Sunday, Potomac Electric Power Co. reported arsenic galore arsenic 146 outages affecting much than 88,000 customers, mostly crossed the upcounty from Rockville and Gaithersburg to Damascus and Olney.

By 9 p.m., the fig of customers without powerfulness dropped to 76,158. But by 10 p.m., the fig accrued to 120,582. At 11 p.m., the fig reduced to 96,506, and it further dropped to 34,688 by 11:45 p.m.

Power was restored to each but immoderate 130 customers by aboriginal Monday morning. PEPCO Region President Donna Cooper said Monday that powerfulness was mostly restored to customers minutes earlier midnight Sunday.

Goldstein said the county's Emergency Operations Center opened to coordinate the exigency responses crossed the county.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said powerfulness outages affected postulation signals, energy work and immoderate elevators.

PEPCO tweeted astir 1:30 a.m.: "We are continuing to stabilize the vigor infrastructure astatine the country and are performing a afloat appraisal of harm earlier opening repairs. Thank you to our customers successful Montgomery County for your knowing and bully wishes for a harmless outcome.

"We are pleased to person assisted @MCFRS and different section exigency unit connected the effort to safely rescue the individuals who were stranded successful the airplane. We person restored electrical work for each customers who were impacted by tonight's incident."

Anyone experiencing an outage is asked to study it astatine pepco.com/outage, PEPCO's mobile app oregon by texting "OUT" to 48710.

SCHOOLS CLOSED MONDAY

Montgomery County Public Schools and offices volition beryllium closed Monday. All Montgomery College campuses and locations volition besides beryllium closed Monday.

TRANSIT

The Washington Area Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said the powerfulness outage is affecting the Red Line from Shady Grove to Grosvenor-Strathmore and Glenmont to Silver Spring. Shuttle buses were made disposable astatine Wheaton.

The Maryland Transit Administration said MARC's Brunswick Line trains whitethorn acquisition 20-30 infinitesimal delays Monday greeting betwixt Gaithersburg and Silver Spring, saying the outage has resulted successful interruptions to CSX signals and switching equipment, causing trains to importantly trim speeds.

Additionally, galore stations volition beryllium without powerfulness Monday. While trains volition proceed to halt astatine stations arsenic scheduled, the powerfulness interruption means presumption doorway locks volition not work, summons machines and restrooms volition not beryllium accessible, and PA/LED systems volition not function.

The on-board summons surcharge volition beryllium waived for each stations eastbound of and including Germantown. Passengers are reminded that tickets tin beryllium purchased connected the bid with currency only, nary recognition oregon debit cards are accepted. Passengers tin besides download the CharmPass app to acquisition tickets connected a mobile device.

THE INVESTIGATION

State constabulary said investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the country to analyse into however and wherefore the clang occurred.

FAA and occurrence officials said the level departed from the Westchester County Airport successful White Plains, New York, and was headed to Montgomery County Airpark.

State constabulary said the FAA has an craft regularisation successful spot portion rescue efforts continue.

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