UPDATE 6:16 p.m. –The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into the plane crash that occurred at the Philippi-Barbour County Regional Airport Thursday afternoon.
Initial reports say the brakes on the plane were reported to have failed which caused the plane to skid off the runway over a small embankment. The FAA learned that the plane, a Cirrus SR22, was traveling to Kentucky from New Jersey.
They said the pilot, who is from New Jersey, was the only one on board and suffered minor injuries.
BARBOUR COUNTY, W.Va. — Officials at the Barbour County 911 Center report an aircraft went down at the Philippi-Barbour County Regional Airport Thursday afternoon.
First responders were called to the scene at 12:34 p.m.
No information about injuries or the type of aircraft were provided.
The Philippi Fire Department and Philippi Police Department were on the scene as of 3:30 p.m.
This is a developing story.