Pennsylvania State Police investigated a plane crash this morning at the Bradford Regional Airport. Crime Unit Investigators said the aircraft was a 1943 N75 Boeing Stearman. According to a public information release report, the aircraft was landing just after 10 a.m. on runway 32. The report said when the plane made contact with the ground, the "tires locked up, flipping the aircraft." Police said it came to final ret upside down on the wings.
The pilot and passenger, who were unidentified by troopers, were both wearing five-point harsness seatbelts during the incident and refused medical treatment while at the scene. Several agencies responded to the scene.
State police said the involved aircraft was flipped back on the wheels and towed to a hanger where the investigation will be assumed by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board.
