CLINTON, AR – A plane crash near the Clinton Municipal Airport has injured two people.
According to the Clinton Police, the plane that crashed was an experimental plane with a “bubble canopy.” Apparently the canopy blew off as the plane lifted off from the Clinton airport. The pilot tried to land back at the airport, crashing in a field nearby.
Police say the pilot, Steven James, was airlifted to a hospital in Little Rock. The passenger was taken to a local hospital via ambulance. Their conditions are unknown.
The accident happened after 4:30pm.
CLINTON, Ark. — Authorities say two people were hurt when a small airplane crashed near Clinton in central Arkansas.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the single-engine experimental Zodiac went down shortly after taking off from the Clinton Municipal Airport about 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the single-engine experimental Zodiac went down shortly after taking off from the Clinton Municipal Airport about 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
Lunsford says the two people on board the aircraft were hurt, but he didn't know the extent of their injuries. He said one person was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital.
According to FAA records, the plane is registered to a resident of Bee Branch.
Lunsford said the FAA will be investigating the cause of the crash.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Plane crash in Clinton - the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. and is being investigated by the Clinton City Police Department.
A single-engine experimental aircraft carrying two people crashed under unknown circumstances after departing from the airport in Clinton and did not make it out of the city limits.
One crash-victim has been med-flighted to UAMS, and the other is currently at Clinton Medical Center. The plane is at a total loss.
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