A pilot from Woodbridge was killed in a plane crash Sunday.
Benjamin J. Hammel, 33, was the sole occupant of a single-engine fixed wing Titan Tornado II that crashed at 12:30 p.m. in Catlett, Virginia.
Virginia State Police, Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, and volunteer fire and rescue personnel were called to the scene.
Thanks to local residents providing witness accounts and four-wheel drive vehicles, emergency responders were able to successfully locate and access the remote crash site,” said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
Witnesses told police the plan appeared to have been having trouble prior to the crash. The FAA and NTSB are investigating what led to the pilot’s death.
