Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Beech B19 Musketeer Sport, N2059L: Ephrata Municipal Airport (KEPH), Washington

UPDATE: We're now learning that the small plane crashed while trying to take off. The pilot was in the process of taking off when a gust of wind caught it and caused one of the wings to dip, that's when the wing hit the ground that sent the plane into a sign. There are no injuries to report.
 

EPHRATA, Wash. -- A small airplane crashed and went off the runway at the Ephrata Municipal Airport. A Big Bend Community College spokesman said nobody was hurt during the crash Wednesday afternoon.

The plane was being flown by a Big Bend Community College flight instructor and a student pilot.  Director of Campus Safety & Security Kyle Foreman said only two people were on the plane which seats four.

Foreman said it is unclear what caused the plane to taxi off the runway.

A student and instructors were training around 1 p.m. Foreman said the flight instructor was teaching a touch-and-go landing when something went wrong. The pilot lost control and hit a sign and a light on the runway. Foreman said the plane came to a stop off of the runway.


The crash damaged the plane and it can not be flown according to Foreman.

Leaders at Big Bend Community are investigating. Foreman said the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to join the investigation.

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