Overview
- Authorities identified the pilot as Christopher Burroughs, 60, of Attleboro, based on confirmation from the state Medical Examiner.
- The single-engine Cessna 172N crashed and caught fire at Provincetown Municipal Airport around 3:15 p.m. Sunday.
- Massachusetts State Police reported the aircraft was attempting to land when it went down.
- Burroughs was the sole occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene as first responders arrived to a fully engulfed plane.
- FAA and state records link the aircraft to the Brockton Flying Club and list Burroughs as the club’s treasurer, while the airport was temporarily closed during the response.