Plane crash seen across the runway in the woods west of Paine Field.
A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in a heavily wooded area near the main runway at Paine Field Airport in Snohomish County.
The pilot is confirmed dead, airport officials said.
The crash occured at the woods to the west of the Paine Field runway.
At 2:53pm Thursday Fire crews in the region were alerted to the 99XX Block of West Perimeter Road, just to the west of the Paine Field runway.
Crash as seen from the Tower West Camera at 2:54 PM.
Update: 10/2/26 Paine Field responds to crash of general aviation aircraft
At around 2:48 PM on October 1, 2026, a Glasair airplane taking off from Paine Field Airport’s main runway crashed into a wooded, undeveloped area of the airport, approximately 750 feet from the runway.
The aircraft caught fire upon crashing and was quickly extinguished by Paine Field Fire Department personnel.
The aircraft had one person on board, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The main runway was shut down for approximately one hour while the Paine Field Fire Department and airport operations crews responded to the scene. They were assisted by Mukilteo Fire Department and South County Fire Department. Support 7 responded to provide support to first responders at the scene.
Positive identification of the decedent, as well as cause and manner of death will be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the cause of this crash.
October 1, 2026
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