Time: 16:13:00Z
Regis#: N97505
Aircraft Make: STINSON
Aircraft Model: 108
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Minor
Damage: Substantial
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA FSDO: FAA Harrisburg FSDO-13
City: DUSHORE
State: Pennsylvania
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A WOODED AREA, NEAR DWIGHTS DELIGHT AIRSTRIP, DUSHORE, PA
RICHARD J. REXER: http://registry.faa.gov/N97505
CHERRY TWP. — A pilot and passenger were injured Sunday when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Sullivan County, state police at Laporte said.
Pilot Richard Rexer, 55 and passenger John Smithkors, 58, both of Dushore were taken to area hospitals for possible back and neck injuries, state police said.
The Stinson 108 Voyager airplane crashed into a wooded area at 8:10 a.m. approximately 140 feet north of Airport Road and approximately two-tenths of a mile from Gainer Hill Road, state police said.
Emergency response personnel from Mildred and Dushore located the crash victims, treated them at the scene and transported them to the hospitals, state police said.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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