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January 30, 2015 | Krista Brick

Community Wants More Restrictions at Montgomery County Airpark (VIDEO)

The Maryland Aviation Administration inspected the Montgomery County Airpark Wednesday morning and the results of that inspection are due in a few days. Keith Miller, executive director of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, told members of the Airpark Liaison Committee Wednesday night, that the inspection was requested by the authority in the wake of the […]

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January 28, 2015 | Krista Brick

Montgomery County Airpark Liaison Committee to Discuss Plane Crash

A meeting of the Montgomery County Airpark Liaison Committee is set for Jan. 28 to talk about the tragic December 8th plane crash that killed six people.  But Montgomery County Revenue Authority Executive Director Keith Miller said he doesn’t believe there will be any changes to Airpark operations until the Authority gets a final accident […]

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January 8, 2015 | Krista Brick

Ken Gemmell: One Month After the Tragic Plane Crash

“This wouldn’t have been on my top 1,000 fears in life.” Yet, one month ago today, a jet plane headed from North Carolina to the Montgomery County Airpark sliced through two houses in a Gaithersburg neighborhood, the wing shearing off and into Ken Gemmell’s home that he shared with his wife Marie and their two sons, […]

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December 14, 2014 | Krista Brick

DogFish Head Alehouse to Host Gemmell Fundraiser

A Gaithersburg restaurant has scheduled a fundraiser for Dec. 22 to benefit the Gemmell family, who lost Marie Gemmell and her two young sons when a plane crashed into their Gaithersburg home earlier this month. Dogfish Head Alehouse at 800 West Diamond Avenue is donating 20 percent of the day’s profits as well as money from a […]

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December 11, 2014 | Sonya Burke

County Executive Leggett Wants Airpark Review (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett reflects on his recent visit to the site of the fatal plane crash. He said the crash has also raised some questions from residents about the operations at the Montgomery County Airpark and he is asking for a review from the Montgomery County Revenue Authority. […]

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December 9, 2014 | Krista Brick

Fund Established to Help Gaithersburg Victims of Plane Crash

UPDATED: The fund  created to help the Gemmell family who lost Marie Gemmell and her two young sons tragically Monday when a plane crashed into their Gaithersburg home, has topped $175,000 as  of 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. More than 4,000 people have donated on the The Go Fund Me page. All of the funds raised will be donated […]

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December 8, 2014 | Krista Brick

NTSB: Collecting Perishable Evidence at Gaithersburg Plane Crash Scene (VIDEO)

The National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said investigators will be on the scene for about a week collecting what he called “perishable evidence” in the plane crash in Gaithersburg that killed three people on board the jet and three others in a house it hit. Watch the press conference here. Here’s what we […]

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December 8, 2014 | Staff Writer

Eyewitness Describes Plane Flying Erratically Before Crash (VIDEO)

Montgomery County police and firefighters are on the scene of a plane crash in the 19700 block of Drop Forge Lane in the Gaithersburg area of Montgomery County. In this MyMCMedia extra video, Tracy Everett, an eyewitness tell us what he saw:   Related:  

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December 8, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer at Plane Crash Site (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer fields questions from reporters at the site of a plane crash in a Gaithersburg area neighborhood. Three people on the plane were killed in this crash.

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December 8, 2014 | Staff Writer

Eyewitness Account of Plane Crash (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)

Montgomery County police and firefighters are on the scene of a plane crash in a Gaithersburg area neighborhood. Montgomery Village resident Jimmy Haller submitted these photos and videos to MyMCMedia of the crash scene: PHOTOS | Jimmy Haller Related:

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