Connellsville man injured in ultralight aircraft crash
A Connellsville man was injured after his ultralight aircraft crash-landed in trees on farmland in Dunbar Township Saturday morning. [Provided by Morrell Volunteer Fire Co.]
One person was taken to the hospital after an ultralight single-passenger aircraft crashed Saturday morning in Dunbar Township.
The crash near Sampey Lane was reported around 10:50 a.m., according to Fayette County 911. In a Facebook post, the Morrell Volunteer Fire Co. said the incident happened in a wooded area on private farmland.
The operator, a 75-year-old man from Connellsville, was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh with injuries, state police said. His condition was not available Sunday morning.
Fayette County 911, state police, STAT MedEvac, Fayette EMS, Greene EMS, D.L. & V. Volunteer Fire Department, Monarch Volunteer Fire Department, and Morrell Volunteer Fire Co. responded.