Pennsylvania Plane Crash Kills Three

Lock Haven, PATwo employees of the US Forest Service and a pilot died in a plane crash in Pennsylvania.

span itemprop="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" style="display:block">The Cessna 210 was chartered by the US Department of Agriculture to conduct aerial insect surveys over the state, according to WNEP-TV in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It crashed into a residential neighborhood, killing pilot Patrick Jessup and the two federal employees, Rodney Whiteman and Dan Snider.

"My sincere sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of these valued employees," said Forest Service Northeastern Director Kathy Maloney. "This is a tragic loss for the Forest Service."

According to reports, the plane crashed less than a block away from its intended runway, hitting a utility pole, a house and three vehicles before bursting into flames.

"All we heard was 'smash' about three or four times. Next thing we know we looked out through the alley and saw an airplane flying down the street," Nicole Baer, who lives next door to the crash site, told United Press International.

No residents in the neighborhood were injured as a result of the plane crash.