What: Single engine plane en route from Sky Ranch in Edinburg to Glens Falls
Where: Barkersville Road and Southline Road in the Town of Providence
When: 10:47 a.m
Who: pilot Timothy J. Cowper
Why: When the engine failed, the pilot circled and attempted a landing in the area of Barkersville Road and Southline Road. On hitting a small hill in the field, the plane overturned.

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