The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Friday identified the two occupants of a single-engine plane that crashed Thursday afternoon off the Pemaquid Peninsula in Bristol.
The pilot to whom the plane was registered, 54-year-old John Hall, of Lee, New Hampshire, died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The lone passenger, Hall’s 21-year-old son Tyler Hall, was taken to a hospital with injuries that the sheriff’s office said were not considered life-threatening.
The Diamond DA20 had taken off from Brunswick Executive Airport for Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head, according to the Midcoast Villager.
A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that Hall experienced engine trouble before the crash.
Hall had received certification for the plane, which has been in use since 1996, eight days before the crash, according to federal records.
