Plane made an emergency landing in a field in Hurricane early Sunday morning.
HURRICANE – A small plane, carrying three passengers, including a 4-year-old boy, had to make an emergency landing in a field around 869 South 400 West in Hurricane early Sunday morning.
Myron Porter, of St George, took off from the St. George Municipal Airport (KSGU) Sunday morning in his Zenith Zodiac plane which he has been modifying. On board, in addition to himself, was his son-in-law and his 4-year-old grandson. As they were flying over the Hurricane Valley the plane began to show signs of low fuel.
“The gas gauges were not working properly,” Porter said. “I thought we had more gas than we did.”
Porter and his family were attempting to make it to the Hurricane airport to refuel when the plane ran out of gas.
“We were just about a mile short,” Porter said. “ I decided to set down in this field.”
Emergency crews were called in after the plane executed its emergency landing.
“We received the call around 8:26 a.m.,” said Hurricane City Police Sgt.Brandon Buell. “We, along with fire crews and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, responded. The pilot’s experience definitely came into play on this incident.”
All three passengers were reportedly fine, and refused transport to the hospital.
Porter has been flying since 1960 and used to do it professionally, he said, Now it is more of a hobby.
The Hurricane City Police Department took photos as well as collected information and will be turning this investigation over to the Federal Aviation Administration and working with them.
Porter was working to load his plane on a trailer to get it out of the field around 10:45 a.m.
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Family is OK after plane’s emergency landing in S. Utah
A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after his plane ran out of fuel Sunday morning over Southern Utah.
The pilot and his two passengers, all of whom were family, were flying from St. George to Hurricane in a Zenith Zodiac when the plane ran out of fuel, according to a Hurricane police news release.
The pilot spotted a grassy field near 870 S. 400 West in Hurricane and landed safely at 8:26 a.m., causing minimal damage to the plane and with no reported injuries to the passengers, according to the release.
"It is very fortunate the pilot was able to use his experience and find a location to land the plane safely," the release adds.
Besides the police, Hurricane Fire and Rescue and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.
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