Crews rescued two occupants from a small plane that crashed Sunday night into a power line tower, knocking out power in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said the plane made contact around 5:30 p.m. with a high-voltage power line tower. in the area of Rothbury Drive and Goshen Road in the Montgomery Village area, approximately 4 miles northwest of Montgomery County Airpark. Crews grounded power lines, secured the aircraft and were able to rescue occupants more than seven hours after the crash. According to Maryland State Police, the aircraft involved is a Mooney Mike single-engine aircraft. 20P. But before crews could rescue the occupants, workers had to climb the cables to ground and bond and secure the plane to the tower. brought to the scene. The fire chief said the tower was no longer electrified; however, concerns remain about static or stray electricity, so crews were working on grounding and bonding the tower. Goldstein said the plane was secured at 12:16 a.m., the first occupant rescued at 12:25 a.m. and the second patient rescued at 12:36 a.m., both brought to the ground by a bucket truck. State police said the occupants were taken to Suburban Hospital. Both suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, including hypothermia, Goldstein said. Damascus and Olney. By 9 p.m., the number of customers without power fell to 76,158. But by 10 p.m., the number rose to 120,582. By 11 p.m., the number was reduced to 96,506, and it fell further to 34,688 at 11:45 p.m. Power was restored to all but some 130 customers early Monday morning. PEPCO Region President Donna Cooper said Monday that power was mostly restored to customers a few minutes before midnight on Sunday. Goldstein said the county’s emergency operations center opened to coordinate emergency response throughout the county. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Department spokesman Pete Piringer said the power outages were affecting traffic. signals, electrical service and some elevators. PEPCO tweeted around 1:30 a.m.: “We are continuing to stabilize the energy infrastructure at the scene and are performing a full damage assessment before beginning repairs. Thank you to our Montgomery County customers for your understanding and best wishes for a resolution. “We are happy to have assisted @MCFRS and other local emergency personnel in their efforts to safely rescue those trapped on the plane. We have restored electrical service to all customers who were affected by tonight’s incident. and offices will be closed Monday. All Montgomery College campuses and locations will also be closed Monday. were made available at Wheaton. The Maryland Transit Administration said MARC’s Brunswick Line trains could experience delays of 20 to 30 minutes Monday morning between Gaithersburg and Silver Spring, saying the outage caused interruptions to CSX signals and switching equipment, which which resulted in a significant reduction in train speeds. .In addition, many stations will be without power on Monday. While trains will continue to stop at ns station as scheduled, the power outage means station door locks will not work, ticket machines and toilets will not be accessible and systems PA/LED will not work. . Passengers are reminded that tickets can be purchased on the train in cash only, no credit or debit cards are accepted. Passengers can also download the CharmPass app to purchase tickets on a mobile device. THE INQUIRY plane took off from Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, and was heading for Montgomery County Airpark. State police said the FAA has put an aircraft restriction in place while rescue efforts continue.
Crews rescued two occupants from a small plane that crashed Sunday night into a power line tower, knocking out power in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said the plane made contact around 5:30 p.m. with a high-voltage power line tower in the area of Rothbury Drive and Goshen Road in the Montgomery Village area of about 4 miles northwest of Montgomery County. Aeropark.
The crews immobilized the power lines, secured the aircraft and were able to rescue the occupants more than seven hours after the accident.
According to Maryland State Police, the aircraft involved is a Mooney Mike 20P single-engine aircraft.
RESCUE EFFORTS
At 9 p.m., Goldstein said officials were in communication with the two occupants of the plane. But before crews could rescue the occupants, workers had to climb up to the cables to ground and bond and secure the plane to the tower.
At 10 p.m., Goldstein said tower company crews arrived with bucket trucks and a large crane and additional resources were brought to the scene.
The fire chief said the tower was no longer electrified; however, concerns remain about static or stray electricity, so crews were working on grounding and bonding the tower.
Goldstein said the plane was secured at 12:16 a.m., the first occupant was rescued at 12:25 a.m. and the second patient was rescued at 12:36 a.m., both brought to the ground via a bucket truck.
State police said the occupants were taken to Suburban Hospital. Both suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, including hypothermia, Goldstein said.
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POWER OUTAGES
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, Potomac Electric Power Co. reported up to 146 outages affecting more than 88,000 customers, mostly across the county, from Rockville and Gaithersburg to Damascus and Olney.
By 9 p.m., the number of customers without power fell to 76,158. But by 10 p.m., the number had risen to 120,582. By 11 p.m., the number had been reduced to 96,506, and it fell further to 34,688 at 11:45 p.m.
Power was restored to all but some 130 customers early Monday morning. PEPCO Region President Donna Cooper said Monday that power was mostly restored to customers a few minutes before midnight on Sunday.
Goldstein said the county’s emergency operations center was opened to coordinate emergency response throughout the county.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Department spokesman Pete Piringer said the power outages affected traffic lights, electrical service and some elevators.
PEPCO tweeted around 1:30 a.m.: “We are continuing to stabilize the energy infrastructure at the scene and are performing a full damage assessment before beginning repairs. Thank you to our Montgomery County customers for your understanding and best wishes for a safe outcome. .
“We are happy to have helped @MCFRS and other local emergency personnel safely rescue those trapped on the plane. We have restored electrical service for all customers who were affected by the tonight’s incident.”
Anyone experiencing a breakdown is asked to report it to peppo.com/outagePEPCO’s mobile app or by texting “OUT” to 48710.
SCHOOLS CLOSED ON MONDAYS
Public schools and Montgomery County offices will be closed Monday. All Montgomery College campuses and locations will also be closed on Monday.
TRANSIT
The Washington Area Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said the power outage affected the Red Line from Shady Grove to Grosvenor-Strathmore and Glenmont to Silver Spring. Shuttles have been made available at Wheaton.
The Maryland Transit Administration said MARC’s Brunswick Line trains could experience delays of 20 to 30 minutes Monday morning between Gaithersburg and Silver Spring, saying the outage caused interruptions to CSX signals and switching equipment, which which resulted in a significant reduction in the speed of the trains.
Additionally, many stations will be without power on Monday. While trains will continue to stop at stations as scheduled, the power outage means that station door locks will not work, ticket machines and toilets will not be accessible and public address systems /LED will not work.
The onboard ticket surcharge will be waived for all stations east of and including Germantown. Passengers are reminded that tickets can be purchased on the train in cash only, no credit or debit cards are accepted. Passengers can also download the CharmPass app to purchase tickets on a mobile device.
INVESTIGATION
State police said investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the scene to determine how and why the crash occurred.
The FAA and firefighters said the plane departed from Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, and was heading for Montgomery County Airpark.
State police said the FAA has put an aircraft restriction in place while rescue efforts continue.
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