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Carroll County Regional Airport

Friday, June 15, 2012

Pilot From Derwood Dies in Carroll County Plane Crash

Henry Judkins, 64, reported mechanical issues before crashing.

Maryland State Police and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a plane crash at the Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster Friday morning that killed the pilot, a Derwood resident. Henry Judkins, 64, of the 7700 block of Epsilon Drive, was the only person aboard the Remos GX, a light sport aircraft, police said. Judkins was pronounced dead at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Police said Judkins was one mile away from the Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster when he reported mechanical issues. Witnesses saw the aircraft flying at varying altitudes before descending into a grassy area approximately 40 feet from the runway. Medical personnel tended to Jenkins awaiting the helicopter …

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