WILMINGTON, N.Y. (WCAX) – One woman is dead after an accident involving a plane in upstate New York.
It happened around 3:45 Friday afternoon.
State police say a single-engine, two-seat plane landed at Catalano Airfield and was making its way to the hangar when it struck a person on the runway.
Police say 67-year-old Pamela Haselton was on the runway taking photos of the plane with a camera on a tripod.
They say when the plane was approaching, Haselton tried to move the tripod out of the way, and the pilot didn’t see her.
New York State Police are working with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the incident.
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