Pilot Miraculously Survives After Plane Crashes Bursts Into Flames
The aircraft crashed and caught fire as it was preparing to land on Thursday, June 24, at about 11:15 a.m. local time, Washington, D.C.’s WUSA reported. It was being flown by a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman, the academy said in a statement. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Maryland State Police and local firefighters responded to the crash. Aerial footage of the scene captured by WUSA showed the body of the aircraft had been destroyed, while portions of the wings and the tail end of the plane remained....