Here is the public press release from Angel Flight Northeast just released to the press and its members:
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Lawrence, MA- Angel Flight Northeast, is a non-profit organization based in North Andover, MA, whose volunteer pilots transport those in need of medical treatment at no cost.
At 10:35 this morning, Angel Flight NE was notified by the FAA in Boston that it had lost radar contact with an Angel Flight traveling from Westhampton, New York to Boston. On board the aircraft were three people – a pilot and two passengers.
We were later notified by authorities of the crash in Easton, MA, of an aircraft matching the description of the missing plane. Local emergency services and law enforcement authorities responded to the crash site and report multiple fatalities.
We at Angel Flight are deeply saddened by this news and our sympathies go out to the families of those involved.
In the past 12 years, Angel Flight NEhas safely flown more than 53,000 children and adults to medical care on 30,000 flights covering more than 7.6 million miles.