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Plane Heading To PEI From Pembroke Crashes, Three Dead

Three people are dead after a plane crash involving an aircraft that left Pembroke this morning.

According to reports from the Boston Globe, the plane crashed just before 11:00am at the Greenville Municipal Airport in Maine, about 240 kilometres north of Portland. The plane had left Pembroke Municipal Airport this morning around 9:00am and was scheduled to land in Charlottetown.

According to the Maine State Police, the pilot had declared an emergency because of engine problems and diverted to Greenville.

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While the identities of the victims have yet to be released, the Globe reports that plane was Canadian-registered. The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration.

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