Pilot injured in small-plane crash Sunday

2 area boys alert authorities

December 24, 2012

By MATT HUTCHINSON (mhutchinson@sungazette.com) ,

BLACK FOREST - A single-engine airplane carrying one man crashed in a wooded area just 250 yards from Route 44, near the Black Forest Inn, Sunday afternoon.

Emergency crews from several area volunteer fire departments were dispatched just before 2 p.m. to the snowy crash scene, not far from several homes.

Two boys were the first ones to notice something was wrong and were credited with notifying neighbors to call 911. Read more...Photos

Wisconsin pilot survives small-plane crash in Lycoming County

By JOHN BEAUGE, The Patriot-News

HANEYVILLE -- A Wisconsin pilot was injured Sunday afternoon when the single-engine Piper crashed in northwestern Lycoming County near the Black Forest Inn.

It took firefighters about an hour to free Vincent J. Mow, 60, from the wreckage which was about 250 yards off Route 44, Capt. Pete Austin of the Black Forest Fire. Co. said. Mow, whose hometown was not available, was flown to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville where he was reported in serious condition Monday. Read More...