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Pilot Bakary Doucoure, 30, killed in plane crash near White Settlement Road in Houlton, Maine

Modified Date: 
Fri, 08/28/2015 - 6:46pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, August 27, 2015

UPDATE: Plane Found in Houlton Pond, Search For Pilot Underway | WABI TV5

State Police confirm the wreckage of a small plane missing enroute to Houlton International Airport, has been found. It was due to arrive at the Houlton International Airport 1 a.m. About an hour later, customs heard a plane approaching and then what they described sounded like engines failing and a loud bang or crashing noise. Houlton Police Department, Aroostook County Sheriffs, Maine Warden Service, Border Patrol and Customs are currently conducting ground and air searches. According to Houlton Police Chief Joe McKenna, the twin-engine aircraft was flying from Canada.

UPDATE: Police Identify Man Killed in Houlton Plane Crash | WABI TV5

One person is dead after a small plane crash in Houlton. The plane was taken to a hangar at the Houlton airport for further investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. State Police confirm the wreckage of a small plane en route to Houlton International Airport, has been recovered '€” and the body of the pilot has been found. We'€™re told it was on its way from Canada to Florida. '€œApproximately 1:00, customs was expecting a small aircraft to fly in from Canada to go through customs. The pond is located just a couple miles away from the Houlton Airport.

Pilot found dead in Houlton plane crash identified

HOULTON, Maine '€” The pilot found dead after his twin-engine plane crashed early Thursday morning in Houlton under foggy conditions has been identified as 30-year-old Bakary Doucoure of Le Blanc, France. Information on flightware.com indicates the distance between Goose Bay and Houlton is 597 miles. The plane crashed about a mile south of the airport after clipping some trees, ending up in a man-made pond. According to the website flightaware.com, the pilot'€™s logged flight plan from Goose Bay to Houlton was 625 miles and he actually flew 640 miles before crashing. Thursday after leaving the airport in Goose Bay, Labrador, at about 9:15 p.m.
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Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved: 
Bakary Doucoure
Roadway: 
White Settlement Road
City: 
Houlton, ME
County: 
Aroostook County, ME
Area: 
Presque Isle, ME

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