The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
Man injured in Sandusky County plane crash
64-year-old was wearing a safety harness
A Texas man was seriously injured when a single-engine Mooney M-20 crashed in Woodville Township, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol media release.
The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, with the aircraft experiencing mechanical trouble while flying northbound, the release says.
The sole occupant, the 64-year-old pilot from Fort Worth wearing a safety harness, was transported to a Toledo hospital for treatment. His current condition has not been disclosed.
The crash site was a field near the intersection of U.S. 20 and Fostoria Road, and jet fuel spilled into the field, prompting an Environmental Protection Agency notification.
Flight data indicates the aircraft had departed from an Athens, Georgia airport shortly before 11 a.m and was at about 12,000 feet when it went down. The aircraft is registered to a Lindon, Utah-based owner, per FlightAware. The investigation remains ongoing.