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3 dead after small plane crashes near Bowie neighborhood
3 dead after small plane crashes near Bowie neighborhood
Valerie Bonk | vbonk@wtop.com
June 21, 2026, 9:00 AM
A single-engine plane crashed near a neighborhood late Saturday night in Bowie, Maryland, leaving three people dead, according to police.
The single-engine Piper Cherokee crashed around 11:30 p.m. with a pilot and two passengers on board, according to Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo. All three people on board were adults. Identification is being withheld pending next of kin notification, police said.
The plane was en route from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Russo said.
Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications received information at 11:53 p.m. Saturday night about an “iPhone crash alert” that indicated “a crash in the area of Rt. 50 and 301,” Russo said.
Multiple local agencies responded and began ground and aerial search immediately, including members of the Prince George’s County Fire Department, Maryland State Police College Park Barrack, Anne Arundel County Police and Aviation, Bowie City Police and the Prince George’s County Police Department.
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Valerie Bonk
Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.
vbonk@wtop.com
@ValerieBonk
Valerie Bonk | vbonk@wtop.com
June 21, 2026, 9:00 AM
A single-engine plane crashed near a neighborhood late Saturday night in Bowie, Maryland, leaving three people dead, according to police.
The single-engine Piper Cherokee crashed around 11:30 p.m. with a pilot and two passengers on board, according to Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo. All three people on board were adults. Identification is being withheld pending next of kin notification, police said.
The plane was en route from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Russo said.
Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications received information at 11:53 p.m. Saturday night about an “iPhone crash alert” that indicated “a crash in the area of Rt. 50 and 301,” Russo said.
Multiple local agencies responded and began ground and aerial search immediately, including members of the Prince George’s County Fire Department, Maryland State Police College Park Barrack, Anne Arundel County Police and Aviation, Bowie City Police and the Prince George’s County Police Department.
{snip}
Valerie Bonk
Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.
vbonk@wtop.com
@ValerieBonk