Monday, April 21, 2014

Plane makes emergency landing near Spangle, Washington



SPANGLE, Wash.--A small plane made an emergency landing outside of Spangle around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night.

 The plane made a hard emergency landing near the intersection of Spangle Waverly Road and South Dunn.

The pilot had to be extricated. A fire official said the pilot is in his 60’s.

The pilot was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said the FAA would not be investigating because the plane is an ultra-light.


Pilot Taken To Hospital After Plane Crash In Spangle  

A pilot is in the hospital after he was forced to make an emergency landing near the Spangle Airstrip.

Spokane County Sheriffs Deputies say the pilot was transported to the hospital.

It's not known how badly he was injured or why he was forced to make an emergency landing.


Source:  http://www.abcfoxmontana.com