SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Members of the Durango Fire and Rescue Authority standby at the scene of a single engine plane crash northwest of Animas Air Park south of Durango. The pilot was the only person on board and was not injured.
A pilot escaped serious injury Tuesday after crashing a small plane near the Animas Air Park south of Durango.
The crash was reported about 11:20 a.m. by Gregg Flying Service, the fixed-base operator at the airport, said Karola Hanks, fire marshal with the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority.
The pilot, whose name was not immediately available, walked away without injury, Hanks said. He declined to be taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center for observations.
It appears the pilot was coming in for a landing, possibly from Tucson, Ariz., she said.
The crash occurred about 300 yards northwest of the runway, Hanks said. The plane came to rest in thick pinion and juniper. A helicopter from Mercy helped rescue workers on the ground locate the wreckage.
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