1 dead in Walker plane crash
State police, the New England Fire Company, and the coroner are on the scene of a plane crash Friday. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Pennsylvania State Police, Frackville Barracks, confirmed late Friday that PSP investigators were on the scene of a light aircraft crash reportedly in a wooded area of Walker Township occuring about 4 p.m.
Early reports indicate one fatality.
A staging area has been set up along Valley Road about 5 miles southwest of Tamaqua. More information as it becomes available.
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I am confused. The craft is being called a glider, yet "witnesses" spoke about hearing the plane's engine sputter. Gliders don't have engines. So what was it, a glider or
an engine/propeller driven craft?