Casler had just taken off around 1:30 p.m. from the Pompey Hill airstrip in a field on the west side of Oran Delphi Road, state police Capt. Jeffrey Raub said. Police described Casler's injuries as not life-threatening.
Witnesses saw Casler's plane, a FireStar ultralight, bank to the left twice before he struck a utility pole and crashed, police said.
Casler took off from the airstrip, which is a few hundred feet away from the wreckage, and headed east. He began banking left, the witnesses told police. He crossed Oran Delphi Road and banked left again, they said.
He was facing the road once again, this time heading west.
That's when he crashed into a utility pole, taking down a wire. One wing of the plane landed in a ditch on the road. The rest of the aircraft landed in the cornfield east of Oran Delphi Road, about 30 feet off the road.
A witness stopped and called 911.
The Pompey Hill and Delphi Falls Fire Departments, CAVAC Ambulance and state police arrived on the scene shortly after.
He was talking, breathing and conscious, but said he was in a lot of pain Raub said. CAVAC Ambulance transported him to Upstate University Hospital to be treated for injuries to his lower extremities, Raub said. The injuries were not life-threatening, he said.
Police said they knew very little about Casler's flying experience. Casler lives on Tainter Road in Erieville, which is in Madison County.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were en route to the scene of the crash to investigate the cause, Raub said.
- Source: http://www.syracuse.com
Pompey (WSYR-TV) – Emergency crews have been called to a report of a downed ultralight aircraft in the town of Pompey on Tuesday afternoon.
The aircraft is down in a cornfield near the intersection of Oran Delphi Road and Route 20.
One person was transported to a local hospital, according to a fire official at the scene.
The person was conscious following the incident.
The location is near the border separating Onondaga and Madison counties.
State Police are investigating the incident.
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