A small plane crashed onto a North Carolina highway and both passengers are said to have survived the fiery blaze with non-threatening injuries, according to reports.The identities of the two people on board the single-engine plane have not yet been released, per theAsheville Citizen-Times.Videos circulating on social media, broadcast onToday, showed that the plane, which the outlet reported was leaking oil, burst into flames after crashing into travel lanes.The Diamond DA-40 accident occurred near the Asheville Regional Airport around 8:15 p.m. local time on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shared with PEOPLE in a news release.Asheville Regional Airport spokesperson Tina Kinsey told theAshevilleCitizen-Timesthat they had been notified of the plane potentially needing assistance, but then the plane “did not make it to the airfield,” and instead had to make a “forced landing.““We transported two people out of the plane crash, but there does not appear to be any life-threatening injuries,” Buncombe County EMS supervisor Allen Morgan explained to the outlet.PEOPLE reached out to Buncombe County EMS for comment, but they did not immediately respond.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheCharlotte Observerreported that both directions of the I-26 have been closed, citing the N.C. Department of Transportation.“The closure is necessary for Duke (Energy) to restore three lines that cross both directions of I-26 traffic,” officials told the publication.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, the FAA stated in their release.
A small plane crashed onto a North Carolina highway and both passengers are said to have survived the fiery blaze with non-threatening injuries, according to reports.
The identities of the two people on board the single-engine plane have not yet been released, per theAsheville Citizen-Times.
Videos circulating on social media, broadcast onToday, showed that the plane, which the outlet reported was leaking oil, burst into flames after crashing into travel lanes.
The Diamond DA-40 accident occurred near the Asheville Regional Airport around 8:15 p.m. local time on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shared with PEOPLE in a news release.
Asheville Regional Airport spokesperson Tina Kinsey told theAshevilleCitizen-Timesthat they had been notified of the plane potentially needing assistance, but then the plane “did not make it to the airfield,” and instead had to make a “forced landing.”
“We transported two people out of the plane crash, but there does not appear to be any life-threatening injuries,” Buncombe County EMS supervisor Allen Morgan explained to the outlet.
PEOPLE reached out to Buncombe County EMS for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
TheCharlotte Observerreported that both directions of the I-26 have been closed, citing the N.C. Department of Transportation.
“The closure is necessary for Duke (Energy) to restore three lines that cross both directions of I-26 traffic,” officials told the publication.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, the FAA stated in their release.
source: people.com
