A pilot suffered minor injuries when his small plane skidded off a runway in Fayette County.
The Sheriff’s Office report they responded to the Fayette County Airport on Old State Route 38 at 8 Thursday evening.
They say 38yo Justin T. Fry of Cincinnati was maneuvering the aircraft when the 1972 Piper skidded off the runway, struck a small ditch and rotated, coming to rest in a grassy area.
Fry was transported to Adena-Fayette Medical Center for treatment.
Crash reconstruction personnel from the Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene continued their investigation Friday, working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The cause of the mishap has not been identified yet.