Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Aircraft aborted takeoff and slid off the departure end of the runway, down a hill and into a fence.
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Date: 10-AUG-22
Time: 14:45:00Z
Regis#: N55338
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: SPARTA
State: MICHIGAN
SPARTA TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WOOD) — Three people had minor injuries after a single-engine plane crashed in Sparta on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Kent County Sheriff.
It happened around 11:10 a.m. at the Sparta Miller Airport, located in the 9100 block of Vinton Avenue NW in Sparta Township.
A single-engine plane was in the middle of taking off when the pilot “aborted takeoff” for an unknown reason and went off the runway, hitting a fence, according to the sheriff’s office.
Three people, including the pilot, were on the plane at the time. All three had minor injuries, deputies said.
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