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Maryland small plane crash: 2 rescued from plane tangled in power lines, power nearly restored

Tens of thousands of Montgomery County, Maryland, customers were without power for hours after a plane crashed into an electrical tower on Sunday evening

Greg Wehner By Greg Wehner , Lorraine Taylor Fox News
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Maryland small plane crash rescue

Two people were pulled from a plane suspended about 100 feet in the air after it crashed into power lines.

Two people were rescued early Monday morning from a plane that was left dangling 100 feet in the air from power lines after it crashed in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Sunday night. 

Rescue workers pulled the pilot and passenger of the small plane out of the wreckage after they were trapped for several hours after the crash. Officials said both people were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

Crews had to deenergize the electric tower and ground it  to ensure no remaining energy was running through the structure. Officials said the plane then had to be secured to the tower, so it wouldn't fall during the rescue.

Fox station WTTG in Washington, D.C. said the plane crashed into the power lines at about 6:15 p.m. in the Montgomery Village section of Gaithersburg.

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Plane stuck in powerlines

A small plane crashed into a Pepco electric tower on Sunday, leaving tens of thousands of customers without power. (Montgomery County Fire and EMS)

Chief Spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Pete Piringer, said on Twitter that the small plane was suspended about 100 feet in the air with two people onboard.

A dense fog settled on the area after nightfall, complicating the rescue effort.

Plane stuck in power lines

Montgomery County, Maryland power customers were without electricity after a small plane crashed into an electrical tower on Sunday night. (Montgomery County Fire and EMS)

Pepco reported about 85,000 customers were without power because of the plane crash.

Pepco said power had been restored to all impacted customers about six hours after the crash happened.

  • The plane with two people stuck inside dangles from power lines near a shopping center
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    A small plane rests on live power lines after crashing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Montgomery Village, a northern suburb of Gaithersburg, Md. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

  • A close of up of the plane lodged in the power lines
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    The pilot and passenger were taken to a hospital with serious injuries after being pulled from the plane. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

  • People watching as crews work to rescue the people trapped in the plane
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    People observe a small plane resting on live power lines after crashing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Montgomery Village, a northern suburb of Gaithersburg, Md. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Montgomery County Public Schools tweeted that schools would be closed Monday due to the power outage.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash and the number of people on board the small plane Sunday evening:

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The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

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