1 killed, 1 hurt in North Carolina plane crash
PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — One person was killed and another was seriously injured when a single-engine plane crashed in a hayfield in Stokes County on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
The Beechcraft A23 crashed near Almas Lane in Pinnacle with two people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The injured person was flown to a hospital in serious, but stable condition, Stokes County Emergency Services Director Brandon Gentry said. The cause of the crash in a hayfield is still unknown, he said. He did not know where the flight originated or what its destination was, he said.
The identities of the two people were not released, but the family of the person who died has been notified, Gentry said.
The FAA, National Transportation Safety Board and the North Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating the crash.