Plane crash at Newport State

The Providence Journal and TurnTo10.com are reporting that a small plane crashed last night at the Newport State Airport, my home airport. TurnTo10 is reporting that there were two people killed and one critically injured in the crash. Let’s hope the injured person makes it through and my sympathies go out to the families of those killed.

These are the two METAR readings just before and just after the accident:
KUUU 032353Z AUTO VRB04KT 5SM HZ BKN080 OVC090 22/18 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02220183 10250 20222 53015
KUUU 032253Z AUTO 21008G17KT 170V240 5SM HZ BKN100 23/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02280189

This is the first fatal accident at Newport State since a Beechcraft crashed during landing on April 28, 2001.