NewsAugust 1, 2017
Pilot injured in eastern Missouri ultralight crash
POTOSI, Mo. -- Authorities said a pilot was hospitalized after an ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed in a field in eastern Missouri's Washington County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the pilot sustained serious injuries during the crash about 8:30 a.m. Monday not far from the end of the Washington County Airport runway near Potosi...
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POTOSI, Mo. -- Authorities said a pilot was hospitalized after an ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed in a field in eastern Missouri's Washington County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the pilot sustained serious injuries during the crash about 8:30 a.m. Monday not far from the end of the Washington County Airport runway near Potosi.
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It was not clear what caused to aircraft to go down.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
The pilot's name was not released.
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