TSA joins probe on car crash through Portsmouth airport fence at Pease

By: Ian Lenahan

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 547

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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PORTSMOUTH — The Transportation Security Administration is helping investigate the Aug. 29 vehicle crash at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease that badly damaged an unoccupied single-engine plane.

A 17-year-old Rochester driver was charged by New Hampshire State Police after allegedly speeding away from law enforcement at Pease International Tradeport late Saturday, then crashing through the airport’s perimeter chain-link fence and striking an aircraft on the apron on the airport’s south side. State …

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