Three people walked away from a Saturday morning airplane crash at Natrona County International Airport, according to local authorities.
The trio, who were not identified, sustained injuries of unknown severity and were transported to Wyoming Medical Center for evaluation.
The crash occurred shortly after the single engine Cessna took off from the airport around 8 a.m., said Lt. Stewart Anderson, Natrona County Emergency coordinator.
The passengers reported the plane reached an elevation of about 100 feet when it lost power and plummeted to the ground.
The plane hit the earth about 1,500 feet west of the airport runway, authorities said. It did not catch fire, but was heavily damaged, they said.
Natrona County Fire Protection District, Mills Fire Department, Natrona County Airport Public Safety and Wyoming Medical Center responded to the scene, Anderson said.
No property was injured in the crash. He said he could not comment on the severity of the trio's injuries, but noted each person walked away from the plane.
Flights were running on time Saturday afternoon, said Mike Hendershot, the airport's public safety chief. The crash did not cause any flight delays, he said.
Officials were waiting on representatives of the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration to arrive Saturday afternoon. Both agencies will investigate the cause of the crash.
Incidents like Saturday morning's crash are fairly uncommon, Hendershot said.
"We’ll have an aircraft blow a tire and go off the side of the runway, but not like this," he said.
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