Plane Crash Near Bar Harbor Kills Two

A small plane crash near Bar Harbor, Maine, resulted in the deaths of two individuals, identified as 71-year-old Michael Leibowitz from Charleston, South Carolina, and 57-year-old Christina Chung from Livingston, New Jersey. The single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed and caught fire while approaching the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport around 12:25 p.m. on Thursday. The flight had taken off from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey earlier that morning. The cause of the crash remains unknown, but foggy conditions were reported at the time. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident. Multiple agencies responded to the crash scene to provide aid and ensure emergency responder safety.