A single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in flames just outside the Lancaster Airport on Sunday, leaving all five people aboard alive. The crash, which happened at 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Brethren Village, also damaged 10 parked vehicles with no injuries on the ground.
Eyewitness Brian Pipkin left an eyewitness account: “The plane was climbing, then suddenly dived to the left and nose-dived. There was an immediate fireball.” He quickly called 911 and recorded video of the heavy black smoke and burning wreckage.
All five people inside were taken to the hospital, but their conditions are still unreported. Air traffic control audio showed the pilot saying there was an open door before the crash. Seconds afterwards a controller shouted, “Pull up, pull up” as the plane nose-dived. 
First responders got there in minutes, tackling strong flames as Brethren Village residents were temporarily told to shelter in place.
Police Chief Duane Fisher declared the survival of those aboard as a “wonderful outcome,” given the size of the crash. The FAA is probing the incident.
The incident comes just weeks after a fatal helicopter ambulance crash in Philadelphia raised new concerns about small planes safety.
