UPDATE: The victims of Thursday’s plane crash in Trenton have been identified. The pilot is 71-year-old Michael Leibowitz of Charleston, SC and the passenger is 57-year-old Christina Chung of Livingston, NJ.

On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 12:25 p.m., Maine State Police Troopers responded to the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton for a report of a plane crash. The single engine aircraft had caught fire upon impact and was destroyed.  Two people were on board. The pilot and a passenger were both killed.

The deceased will be identified once the Office of Chief Medical Examiner can make a positive identification and next of kin is notified. The NTSB and FAA are the primary investigators of the crash. The State Police was assisted by the Fire Marshall’s Office, the Trenton, Ellsworth and Bar Harbor Fire Departments and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. 

FAA Statement

This information is preliminary and subject to change. 

A single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed on approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Maine around 12:25 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 25. Two people were on board. The aircraft had taken off from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.

• Contact local authorities for the names and medical conditions of those on board.
• The FAA will post a preliminary accident/incident report here usually the next business day.
• After investigators verify the aircraft registration number (N-number), you can search it here.