23 Aug 2023 11:30 am
The victim of a fatal single-engine plane that crashed in a field Tuesday in Havre De Grace has been identified as a retired U.S. Army Major General, a high-ranking military leader.
According to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, the victim was identified as Anthony W. Potts, 59, of Aberdeen.
At 7:26 p.m. on July 25, emergency personnel responded to 3600 of Old Level Road in Havre De Grace. Crews checked the area and located the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 that crashed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Potts was pronounced dead at the scene. Potts was the sole occupant of the plane, and no injuries were reported on the ground, according to Sandi Gallion, President of Level Volunteer Fire Company.
According to a release from the U.S. Army, Potts was a Major General at Aberdeen Proving Ground, assigned as the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). Potts recently resigned from service.
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating this incident. A cause for the accident has not yet been provided.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Proving_Ground
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Having recently resigned from service, he took a solo flight and must have been distracted on landing.
https://youtu.be/ipXbSK-KDZs
According to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, the victim was identified as Anthony W. Potts, 59, of Aberdeen.
At 7:26 p.m. on July 25, emergency personnel responded to 3600 of Old Level Road in Havre De Grace. Crews checked the area and located the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 that crashed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
READ ALSO | One person dead after plane crash in Harford County
Potts was pronounced dead at the scene. Potts was the sole occupant of the plane, and no injuries were reported on the ground, according to Sandi Gallion, President of Level Volunteer Fire Company.
According to a release from the U.S. Army, Potts was a Major General at Aberdeen Proving Ground, assigned as the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). Potts recently resigned from service.
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating this incident. A cause for the accident has not yet been provided.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Proving_Ground
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Having recently resigned from service, he took a solo flight and must have been distracted on landing.
https://youtu.be/ipXbSK-KDZs