"A small, private plane crashed at the Provincetown Municipal Airport on Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon, catching fire and killing the pilot, who was the only person on board, city officials said. The fire department and mutual aid partners in Provincetown, which sits at the very tip of the Cape Cod just southeast of Boston, extinguished the fire and the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a city news release."
"The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, the cause of which is still unknown, the release stated. The airport was closed following the crash."
A small private plane crashed at Provincetown Municipal Airport on Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon. The plane caught fire and the pilot, the only person on board, was pronounced dead at the scene. Provincetown fire department and mutual aid partners extinguished the blaze and emergency responders secured the area. The airport sits at the tip of Cape Cod, just southeast of Boston, and was closed following the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident, and the cause of the crash remains unknown while authorities continue response and investigative preparations.
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