A
man and woman soaring through the air fell rapidly to the ground Friday
night when the powered-parachute to which they were attached lost
power, Sarpy County authorities said.
http://www.wopular.com
The
National Transportation Safety Board was on the scene of an ultralight
plane crash in southern Sarpy County Friday night that seriously injured
the pilot. A passenger suffered minor injuries.
Ultralight
planes are small, one or two-person, personal aircraft. The kind that
crashed is technically called a powered parachute.
Sarpy County
Sheriff's Department deputies said the pilot had to bank hard to avoid
an irrigation structure, then possibly over-steered, lost control and
crashed. The pilot was taken to the trauma center in serious condition.
The passenger was treated and released at the scene.
No names have been released.
http://www.wowt.com
SARPY
COUNTY - Dispatchers confirm an ultralight aircraft crashed Friday
night. It happened just before 6pm at 124th and Buffalo.
Dispatchers
say one person was taken to the hospital for his injuries; a second
person was treated on the scene but wasn't transported.
Police haven't released the name of the pilot or passenger.
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