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Mooney M20 Crashes on Busy Maryland Highway

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Mooney M20 crashed near Route 50 in Bowie, Maryland, on Labor Day, narrowly missing several cars.
  • All three occupants sustained serious injuries, with two requiring extraction and air ambulance transport, leading to a full closure of Route 50.
  • The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred after takeoff from Freeway Airport in VFR conditions.
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A Mooney M20 nearly clipped several cars as it crashed into trees right next to Route 50 in Bowie, Maryland, according to witnesses.

The accident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Labor Day afternoon, typically one of the busiest traffic days of the year. A number of drivers pulled over to assist those aboard the downed airplane. All three individuals in the Mooney sustained serious injuries, and two had to be extracted from the airplane at the crash site.

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