ARUNDEL – A flying teacher and his student escaped serious injury
when the single-engine plane they were in developed a problem and
crashed when they attempted to return to Biddeford Airport Friday night.
Richard Whicker, 58, of North Berwick, was taking his
student, William Hart, 50, of Lyman, for a training flight when the
problem developed shortly after taking off, said Maj. William King of
the York County Sheriff's Office.
Whicker took the controls and tried to return to the airport, King
said, but told officials that he did a "controlled crash" when it was
clear the plane could not make it back.
Both Whicker and Hart walked away from the crash, in a heavily wooded
area off Proctor Road near U.S. Route 1, King said. They called 911 to
report the crash, he added.
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