- November 7, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
A single-engine plane crashed into a rugged open field near Hunter's Ridge in southern Flagler County the afternoon of Dec. 17, injuring the pilot.
An initial emergency call from a witness who said they saw a plane crash into a field came in to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office at 4:02 p.m. and was transferred to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office news release.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office's Air One helicopter was first on scene, and airlifted the pilot — who was alone in the plane — to a hospital after rescuers pulled him from the crash.
The field the plane crashed into is near the Hunter's Ridge development, just west of Rodeo Acres Drive, several miles east of State Road 11 and several miles north of State Road 40.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office coordinated the scene and is awaiting information from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the news release.
There was another small plane crash in southern Flagler County last month, which injured both occupants.
