MANTEO, N.C. — Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park Service said.
Five people aboard the Cirrus SR22 died, including the pilot and four passengers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A National Park Service service spokesman said Tuesday that the deceased were one child and four adults.
The crash occurred at 5 p.m. as, according to eyewitnesses, the airplane was trying to land at the airport, the park service said in a news release.
The airplane caught fire after the crash, the park service said. The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department and other local fire departments put out the fire.
The airport is closed until further notice, the park service said.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident. The Federal Aviation Administration has also been notified.
The Wright Brothers National Memorial will be closed Sunday, the park service said.