Moosehead Lake, Maine Plane Crash Is 4th In a Month

For the fourth time in less than a month, a plane has crashed in Maine, this time on Moosehead Lake.

Maine Plane Crash in Moosehead Lake Happened During International Seaplane Fly In

Pilot Barry Holtz, 76, of Fairpoint, New York, sustained non-life-threatening facial injuries in Saturday's crash.

The Annual International Seaplane Fly In was underway in Greenville when the Grumman G-44A Widgeon, a five-person, twin engine amphibious aircraft, crashed Saturday morning in Moosehead Lake.

This picture is not the plane that crashed, but indicative of the type of aircraft involved in the crash.

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Multiple agencies responded to the crash and found that Holtz had exited the plane on his own, using a rear door after the main doors wouldn't open. He was taken to Northern Light CA Dean Hospital for treatment.

Rescue crews tried to locate and recover the sunken plane, but the extreme depth where it entered the water will require it to be recovered at a later time.

Maine Plane Crashes in Less Than a Month Kill 2 Pilots

Two men have died in plane crashes in Maine in the last few weeks, including a crash in Fryeburg on September 3rd that killed the only person on the plane. The pilot's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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Italian citizen, Luigi Accusani, 74, died in a crash at Bangor International Airport on August 22nd. Officials say the plane was lifted on a crosswind as Accusani tried to correct his landing.

On September 1st, two people sustained minor injuries when their float plane crashed on Flaggstaff Lake, in Dead River Township. Officials say the pilot, Stephen Vorpagel, 62, of Readfield, was attempting to take off when the crash happened.

All of these plane crashes are being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.