Three separate small plane crashes in Maine have claimed the lives of two people and injured two more in the past two weeks.

On Thursday, September 4, a small single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area near Eastern Slopes Regional Airport in Fryeburg, killing the pilot, who has not yet been identified.

Earlier in the week, on Monday September 1, a small float plane crashed during an attempt to take off from Flagstaff Lake. According to Maine State Police , the pilot and his one passenger were rescued and sustained minor injuries.

And, on August 22, an Italian pilot flying a Cessna 185F en route from Europe to Vermont was killed in a crash while trying to land at the Bangor International Airport.

All three accidents remain under investigation.

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