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POLICE are struggling to reach victims of a plane crash that occurred on Wednesday morning.
The plane went down in a remote and mountainous area just west of Manchester, Vermont.
The plane reportedly went down in Equinox Mountain, about twenty minutes from Manchester and an hour away from Albany, New York.
Manchester Town Manager Scott Murphy confirmed that the accident has left at least three people injured so far, VT Digger reported.
However, challenging conditions such as ice and snow are making the rescue mission extremely difficult for emergency responders.
The Rutland City Fire Department reported receiving a request for technical rescue resources to assist in recovering the crash victims.
A spokesperson for the Vermont State Police told VT Digger that they are “aware there’s a report of a plane crash in that area, Manchester PD is responding and VSP is not currently involved.”
Flightradar 24 shows that the plane took off from Baltimore around 6 am before stopping west of Manchester around 8:30 am.
There are no more known details about the crash at this time.
FLIGHT FEARS
A recent onslaught of significant plane crashes has begun to worry travelers.
In January, a terrifying collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane killed 67 passengers and crew members.
Shocking footage depicts the Black Hawk helicopter striking the plane, causing both aircrafts to plunge into the water.
Since then, plane incidents have been dominating the news.
On February 25, a Southwest flight narrowly avoided a horrific crash with a private jet.
A video captured the moment on the runway at the Chicago Midway Airport, along with the pilot’s stunned reaction.
As the passenger plane began its descent around 8:50 am, a private jet slowly crept across its path.
To avoid the jet, the plane was forced to veer back up into the air, just missing the Bombardier Challenger 350 headed its way.
“How’d that happen?” the pilot asked the air traffic controller.
Recent ‘cluster’ of plane crashes
A number of recent plane crashes in the US have left Americans terrified of traveling by air.
However, aviation expert and attorney Jason Matzus told The U.S. Sun the crashes can be attributed to “random clustering.”
“While these events are tragic, the likely explanation is simply ‘random clustering,’ which occurs when multiple crashes occur over a short period, warping our general perception and causing us to think that there is an increasing trend in plane crashes,” Matzus said.
“When in reality these crashes, despite being so close together, are merely coincidental and not caused by a systemic safety issue.”
The short period Matzus is referring to is just a matter of three weeks. The recent aviation mishaps include:
January 29 – A military helicopter and American Airlines plane collided at the Washington DC airport and killed 67 people
January 31 – An air ambulance carrying a six-year-old girl and her mom crashed onto a street in Philadelphia, killing seven people in total
February 5 – A Japan Airlines flight hit a parked Delta plane at Seattle SeaTac Airport and no one was injured
February 6 – A small commuter plane on its way to Nome, Alaska, crashed and killed all 10 people on board
February 10 – Motley Crue singer Vince Neil’s private jet collided into another plane, killing the pilot and injuring four others
February 17 – A Delta plane crashed onto the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport, miraculously killing no one but injuring 21
February 19 – Two planes collided at Marana Airport in Arizona, killing two people
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the private jet was at fault for the near fatal accident.
“The crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 initiated a go-around when a business jet entered the runway without authorization at Chicago Midway Airport,” the agency said in a statement.
“The FAA is investigating the incident.”
The National Transportation Safety Board described the event as a “runway incursion.”
“NTSB is investigating Tuesday’s runway incursion that occurred when a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 initiated a go-around after a business jet entered the same runway at Chicago Midway International Airport,” NTSB stated.
