An 11-year-old boy was released from OU Medical Center Monday after suffering injuries in a plane crash Sunday. His grandfather was killed in the accident, and his uncle remains in critical condition.
GUTHRIE— An 11-year-old boy injured in a plane crash near Guthrie Sunday has been released from the hospital.
Joshua Smittle, 11, of Norman, was taken to OU Medical Center in fair condition after the plane he was riding in with his uncle and grandfather crashed about 3:30 p.m. in a residential area about two miles east of Guthrie, FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said the plane, a single-engine 1964 Piper Cherokee, was flying southbound when it possibly ran out of fuel. According to the accident report, the plane descended into a power pole before crashing into an outbuilding at 3 Bogey Drive, between State Highway 33 and State Highway 105.
The pilot, Darrell Allen Smittle, 62, of Edmond, died at the scene. His son, Darrell Stewart Smittle, 41, of Edmond, was taken to OU Medical Center in serious condition with head, arm, leg and external injuries. He remains in critical condition Monday, officials said.
Joshua Smittle told troopers that the plane was owned by his grandfather and that his uncle was the other passenger in the plane, troopers said.
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