Small plane caught in power lines after crash, passengers OK

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Crews rescue 2 from plane caught in power lines in MarylandGAITHERSBURG, Md.The second occupant was out at 12:36 a.m.Maryland State Police identified them as pilot Patrick Merkle, 65, of Washington, D.C., and passenger Janet Williams, 66, of Marrero, Louisiana.The single-engine Mooney M20J hMad departed White Plains, New York, and crashed into a power line tower near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.Utility contractors had to disconnect the high-tension wires to make it safe for rescuers to stabilize the plane.The utility Pepco had reported that about 120,000 customers were without power in Montgomery County, but most of them, outside of the crash site, had their electricity restored before the people were pulled from the plane."

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