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Pilot dead, passenger injured in small plane crash near Bristol

BRISTOL (WGME) -- One person is dead after a small plane crashed into the water along Maine's Midcoast Thursday. Two men were on board. The pilot died, and his passenger was taken to the hospital. The single-engine plane went down in the Pemaquid River in Bristol around 1:40 p.m. Also read: 'It's devastating': Maine contractor faces $1 million+ in civil judgments from homeowners As the first 911 calls came in, dispatchers were getting rapidly changing information from the scene.

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Scoop News DeskBristol · Published Friday, August 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM UTCUpdated Friday, August 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC

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For people who witnessed the aftermath, the crash was difficult to process. "Shock a little bit, you know, and tragedy and what a tragedy,” witness Bob Crook said. “Evidently, the older gentleman died, and I'm assuming what could be a father, son went to the hospital, and I think he'll be alright." There is no word yet on what caused the plane to go down.

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BRISTOL (WGME) -- One person is dead after a small plane crashed into the water along Maine's Midcoast Thursday. Two men were on board. The pilot died, and his passenger was taken to the hospital. The single-engine plane went down in the Pemaquid River in Bristol around 1:40 p.m. Also read: 'It's devastating': Maine contractor faces $1 million+ in civil judgments from homeowners As the first 911 calls came in, dispatchers were getting rapidly changing information from the scene.
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BRISTOL (WGME) -- One person is dead after a small plane crashed into the water along Maine's Midcoast Thursday. Two men were on board. The pilot died, and his passenger was taken to the hospital. The single-engine plane went down in the Pemaquid River in Bristol around 1:40 p.m. Also read: 'It's devastating': Maine contractor faces $1 million+ in civil judgments from homeowners As the first 911 calls came in, dispatchers were getting rapidly changing information from the scene.
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BRISTOL (WGME) -- One person is dead after a small plane crashed into the water along Maine's Midcoast Thursday. Two men were on board. The pilot died, and his passenger was taken to the hospital. The single-engine plane went down in the Pemaquid River in Bristol around 1:40 p.m. Also read: 'It's devastating': Maine contractor faces $1 million+ in civil judgments from homeowners As the first 911 calls came in, dispatchers were getting rapidly changing information from the scene.
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BRISTOL (WGME) -- One person is dead after a small plane crashed into the water along Maine's Midcoast Thursday. Two men were on board. The pilot died, and his passenger was taken to the hospital. The single-engine plane went down in the Pemaquid River in Bristol around 1:40 p.m. Also read: 'It's devastating': Maine contractor faces $1 million+ in civil judgments from homeowners As the first 911 calls came in, dispatchers were getting rapidly changing information from the scene.
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