Authorities confirmed Wednesday morning that a tiny plane carrying three people

crashed into the summit of a secluded mountain in southern Vermont. A Piper PA-28

crashed at approximately 3:50 am close to the 3,000-foot summit of Equinox Mountain,

just west of Manchester, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. At a press conference,

Jamie Greene, the Manchester Fire Department’s first assistant chief, stated,

“The snow helped cushion the fall.” At 8:33 a.m., the pilot reported the incident to 911,

stating that all three passengers sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The reason for the hours-long lag between the crash and the call to the police is still unknown. Read more below

stating that all three passengers sustained non-life-threatening injuries.