KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WAVY) — The National Park Service confirmed that five people, including a child, were killed in a single-engine airplane crash on the Outer Banks Saturday evening.
Around 5 p.m., the airplane crashed into a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport.
Eyewitnesses reported that the airplane was attempting to land at the airport before it crashed and caught fire. The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department, along with other local fire departments, responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.
The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent federal agency charged with
investigating civil aviation accidents in the United States, will investigate the incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration has also been notified.
Wright Brothers National Memorial will be closed Sunday, Sept. 29 and Monday, Sept. 30. The park and First Flight Airstrip are expected to reopen on Tuesday. Monitor the park’s Facebook page for updates on the status of operations.