Pilot Injured in Epping Plane Crash
October 13, 2008
A pilot from East Hampstead was injured in a crash-landing on an Epping farm yesterday, moments after his wife got out of the small, antique plane, according to the plane’s owner.
Phyllis Harvey, who owns the 1939 Piper J3C-50, said she suspects engine failure was to blame for the crash at Red Oak Hill on her family’s farm. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said investigators had yet to determine what caused the crash.
The pilot, Paul Acquaviva, survived the crash with “some cuts and slashes” on his face, according to Epping Police Chief Gregory Dodge.
Acquaviva was taken to Exeter Hospital. He was receiving treatment in the emergency room but was expected to be discharged some time last night, a hospital spokesman said.
Acquaviva had been flying in the single-engine plane with his wife, Nancy, in the front passenger seat, Harvey said. However, she said, he quickly landed and let his wife out because the plane was not running smoothly.
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