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Husband and wife killed after plane crashes in Woburn

Police block off Henderson Road in Woburn, in a neighboorhood where a small plane crashed.

WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A small plane has crashed in a wooded area north of Boston, killing a couple on board.

The single-engine Columbia Aircraft LC41 crashed Saturday at around 11 a.m. in a residential neighborhood in Woburn.

Officials identified the victims as 65-year-old Dr. Michael Graver and 52-year-old Jodi Cohen.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan describes Graver was a “very experienced pilot” who co-owned the 2016 plane.

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She says the couple departed from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York, at around 9:30 a.m. and had been heading to Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts.

The airport is about four miles from the crash site.

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Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin says the plane, fortunately, did not hit any homes or injure anyone on the ground.

The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are investigating.