26-year-old pilot killed in Niagara County plane crash
PORTER – A 26-year-old pilot died in a plane crash after she released skydivers at about 11:40 a.m. on Saturday.
Melanie Georger of Tonawanda was killed when the Cessna 208 crashed along the Niagara Scenic Parkway, northeast of the Fort Niagara State Park, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office said.
Georger was flying the plane for Skydive the Falls. The skydivers had all been released from the plane. Georger was the only person onboard when she was heading back to land when the plane crashed, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office stated.
The crash started a brush fire around the crash site. That fire was put out by the Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company. Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies, State Troopers, Town of Lewiston Police and NYS Park Police Officers all responded to the scene.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the fatal crash.
