A Kentucky man had a near-death experience on a personal flying machine Sunday. The aircraft is called an 'ultralight plane' and they can hold one or two people at one time.
Officials say the man flying the plane, Stephen Lowther of McKee, Kentucky, is very lucky to be alive, after a gust of wind forced the plane to crash.
The plane was attempting to take off from the Stanton Airport around 11:30 Sunday morning, when police say a gust of wind spun the plane off to the left. When rescuers showed up to the scene, they expected the worst. But the man was not only conscious, he had only suffered a broken leg. Considering how far he'd been blown off course and how small the plane is, rescuers say they were surprised he survived at all.
"He was calm and coherent and he's the one who called 911 from his cell phone," says Sgt. James Watson with the Stanton Police Department. Police also say Lowther was wearing a helmet.
Lowther was taken to UK Hospital to be treated.
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