Three people were killed when two aircraft collided in North Collins, south of Buffalo, Sunday morning. The aircraft, a Cessna 120 and a Piper PA-28, had just taken off from Hamburg Airport. A 60-year-old man in one of the aircraft and a couple, both 69, in the other died in the resulting crash, which occurred about 9:30 a.m. local time. The aircraft were among a group of six heading off for a fly-in breakfast in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.
Erie County Sheriff’s Office Chief Scott Joslyn told the Buffalo News that there were several witnesses who saw the collision and subsequent crash. Both the FAA and NTSB are investigating.
