JULY 18, 2015
JUNCTION CITY, KENTUCKY
Some Boyle County residents were the first to help when a plane crashed just feet from their home Saturday afternoon. It happened after 1 p.m. on Simpson Lane in Junction City.
These residents live only a quarter of a mile from the airport in Boyle County, but people on Simpson Lane say seeing a plane go down was something they never expected.
Aaron Henley was relaxing inside Saturday afternoon when all of a sudden the power went out.
"That was the first thing we noticed. The house went quiet and then there was a couple of thumps," said Henley.
Those thumps were the sounds of a plane crash just feet from his house. Without thinking, he ran over to help.
"I asked him, is anyone alive in there? And he said 'yeah I'm okay.' I went around back of the plane and he's just buckling out and I put my hands out to steady him and he can step over some junk," said Henley.
With a little bit of help, the pilot walked out of what's left of the plane. Suffering from a few injuries, emergency responders had him flown to UK Hospital for treatment. He is expected to be OK.
Neighbors said the plane first hit trees and then the power lines before crashing to the ground. They said they believe that's what saved the pilot, because it slowed down the impact significantly.
"He hit there, flipped around and personally, if he didn't hit that power line he probably would have hit that tree and it'd be a different story," said Henley.
Investigators haven't said what caused this plane to go down but the pilot did say he was having engine problems mid-flight.
"From what he said, he was circling for gas and the engine just quit on him," said Henley.
Crews spent several hours Saturday afternoon restoring power to Simpson Lane after the crash. Officials with FAA and NTSB won't be at the site to investigate the crash until Monday.
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| Date: | 18-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: | Biplane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Stuart Powell Field Airport (KDVK), Junction City, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Stuart Powell (KDVK) |
Following an apparent loss of engine power, the aircraft impacted powerlines and residential terrain near the departure end of runway 30 at Stuart Powell Field Airport (KDVK), Junction City (Danville), Boyle County, Kentucky. The biplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177931
http://www.wdam.com/story/29579099/pilot-hospitalized-after-plane-crash-in-boyle-county
http://www.lex18.com/story/29579049/plane-crash-lands-next-to-boyle-county-home