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Historic Solar Impulse 2 plane that stopped in Lehigh Valley is ‘destroyed’

The National Transportation Safety Board says the Solar Impulse 2 — which stopped in the Lehigh Valley in 2016 — was destroyed after crashing into the Gulf of Mexico; there were no injuries, federal investigators report.

Published May 13, 2026, 2:12 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

The solar-powered aircraft that spent two weeks in the Lehigh Valley a decade ago has been “destroyed,” the National Transportation Safety Board reports.