Fatal Pennsylvania Plane Crash Claims Life of John Burley, Owner of Everything Ice

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania State Police reported that John Burley, 59, of Windber, Somerset County, was killed in a plane crash on Dec. 29, 2023, near Buzzard Swamp Road in Jenks Township, Forest County. The authorities ruled his death as accidental. Burley was the owner of Everything Ice, a business based in Johnstown. The company expressed their grief on Facebook, describing Burley as their leader, friend, and owner who made a lasting impression on …

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John Burley Killed in Forest County Plane Crash as Officials Investigate

SALIX, Pennsylvania – The Federal Aviation Administration reported that John Burley’s two-seater aircraft crashed into the Allegheny National Forest at approximately 88 knots, or 100 miles per hour, on Friday while flying from Erie over Forest County. The crash claimed the life of John Burley, prompting an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (N.T.S.B.). Friends, coworkers, and loved ones are mourning the loss of John Burley, describing him as a determined and adventurous person …

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John Burley Killed in Plane Crash in Forest County, PSP Marienville Reports

JENKS TWP., Pa. – A man tragically lost his life in a plane crash on Friday night in Forest County, according to State Police in Marienville. The victim, 59-year-old John Burley from Winber, Somerset County, Pa., was flying a 2006 Myers Winfred STOL CH 701, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane. The crash occurred late Friday evening along Buzzard Swamp Road in Jenks Township, Forest County. After taking off from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Somerset County at …

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