Monday, March 23, 2015

PILOT DIES AFTER ULTRALIGHT PLANE CRASHES NEAR WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA




MARCH 23, 2015

WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA (AP)

The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of a small aircraft died after his plane crashed in northern Oklahoma.

The federal agency reported that an ultralight aircraft carrying one person crashed shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday just south of Woodward for an unknown reason. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the pilot as 56-year-old Dennis Dale Baird.

Authorities say the cause of the crash is under investigation.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the FAA will be on the scene Monday to begin its investigation.


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ULTRALIGHT PLANE CRASH REPORTED IN HARNETT CO., NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 23, 2015

ERWIN, N.C.

No injuries have been reported in the crash of an ultralight plane in Harnett County.
The sheriff's office says the 71-year-old pilot reported losing power shortly after takeoff Sunday from a private, grass-covered landing strip several miles from the Harnett Regional Jetport.

The pilot says he flew toward a tree line to avoid hitting any homes and crashed several hundred feet from the runway.

Authorities say he was shaken up, but wasn't hurt.