WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The two people who died Saturday morning when a small plane crashed soon after take-off in Carroll County have been identified.
Police say the deceased are Michael Kilpatrick, 62, of New Windsor, Md., and Robert Johnson, 56, of Woodsboro, Md. Kilpatrick was the pilot and Johnson was the passenger.
Around 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Fire and rescue personnel from the Carroll County Fire Department and Maryland State Police responded to the 1200 block of Baugher Road in Westminster for a report of a plane crash.
There officials found both the pilot and the passenger in a 2006 Ultralight Quicksilver single engine plane dead. Officials said Kilpatrick and Johnson were the only people on board when the plane when it crashed.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will be handling the investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
