Small plane crashes in Ottawa County, pilot injured

  • Source: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Muskegon
  • Published: 03/03/2021 12:00 AM

A 52-year-old Marne man survived when his single-engine airplane crashed into a wooded lot off Ferris Street on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the scene a short distance east of 160th Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. According to Sgt. Dennis Luce of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, the plane took off from Grand Haven Memorial Airport with the pilot intending to fly to Muskegon. Equipment problems forced the pilot to abort the flight. He was looking to land in a nearby field, but lost air speed too quickly and crashed into the woods about 50 yards off the bike path in the 16000 block of Ferris Street. The male pilot was the only occupant of the plane. Police said that he suffered minor injuries and was able to walk away from the crash. He was checked over by North Ottawa Community Hospital paramedics at the scene, but was not transported. His name was not released.



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