Plane crash in Upshur County

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A small plane crashed in Upshur County near Buckhannon Saturday evening.

The plane’s pilot told the Buckhannon Fire Department that he had engine trouble and had to make an emergency landing. The plane’s parachute system was deployed and the plane crashed on Brushy Fork Road between Jenkins Ford and Buckhannon Toyota.

The fire department said the plane hit a truck when it landed but neither the truck’s driver nor the pilot were injured. The plane was taken to the Upshur County Regional Airport for further investigation.





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