Clarksburg, MD Airplane Crash, Jun 1957

Two Die In Airliner Crash Near Frederick

Third Believed Dead As Plane Hits In Trees

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Capital Airlines plane crashed on a training flight today midway between Washington and Frederick, Md. Two persons were killed and a third man aboard was believed dead.

The twin-engined DC3 plunged into the backyard of a home two miles north of Clarksburg, Md., shortly after 10 A. M. The scene is on Maryland Route 355.

A Civil Aeronautics Board spokesman said the plane took off from Washington National Airport at 6:25 a. m. on a four-hour local training flight.

There was no indication what caused the crash.

MRS. JESSIE RIPPEON, wife of the owner of a garage near the scene, said two bodies had been removed from the wreckage.

The plane did not catch fire. It fell to earth after smashing through some trees.

Capital Airlines said the three men aboard the plane were: Capt. C. R. BURKE, of Fairfax, Va.; R. K. THOMAS, Chicago, and H. A. PODGURSKI, Pittsburgh.

The Capital Annapolis Maryland 1957-06-22
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!