JULY 26, 2015
IUKA, Miss. (WTVA) --
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says no one was seriously hurt when a small plane crashed Sunday after takeoff from the Iuka airport.
According to Master Sergeant Ray Hall, the pilot of the single-engine plane was trying to return to the airport when it went down on County Road 191 in Tishomingo County.
It happened around 3:30 p.m.
The pilot and a passenger were on board.
It's not clear who owns the aircraft.
| Date: | 26-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Cessna 195 Businessliner |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Iuka Airport (15M), Iuka, MS -
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Iuka (15M) |
During an attempted return to the point of departure, Iuka Airport (15M), Iuka, Mississippi, the aircraft force landed to to a rural road south of the airport, sustaining substantial damage. The two occupants onboard the aircraft were not injured. Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178081 http://www.wtva.com/mostpopular/story/No-serious-injuries-in-plane-crash/OjhCEcaR1ESlP9SrsIVdag.cspx
