WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the death of a pilot who was killed when his small airplane crashed at the Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster.
Police say 64-year-old Henry Judkins of Rockville was pronounced dead after the Remos GX crashed Friday morning. He was the sole occupant of the single-engine, light sport aircraft.
Police say Judkins was about a mile away from the airport when he reported mechanical problems. Witnesses saw the plane flying erratically before it crashed about 40 feet from the runway.
The crash was reported shortly after 10 a.m.
Police say they don’t know whether Judkins had just taken off or was inbound from another point. A spokeswoman says that will be part of the NTSB investigation.
