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Plane crashes in Ohio that spent brief time at airport in Martinsburg

LANCASTER, OH — Two people are hospitalized after a plane which took off from Martinsburg crashed near Lancaster, Ohio.

Lancaster police the crash happened about 10:41 p.m. Sunday near Ohio State Route 188. Two victims were taken to the hospital and are reportedly in critical condition.

Flight logs indicate the Cessna 182 Skylane took off around 7:19 p.m. from the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport.

Flight logs show the same plane left the Fairfield County Airport in Lancaster at 5:42 p.m. Sunday and landed in Martinsburg only for a brief time.

An investigation continues.





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