A small plane crashed in a field near Edisto Island Tuesday afternoon.
St. Paul Fire Chief Larry Garvin said the plane landed upright in a field behind Kings Market on Highway 174 after its engine malfunctioned. The plane’s wing hit a post during its landing, Garvin said.
The pilot was not injured in the incident, he said.
Charleston County Sheriff’s spokesman Andrew Knapp said the aircraft was a single-engine plane. When the engine went out at approximately 12:45 p.m., the plane was forced to make a “hard landing” that caused some damage to the plane but no injuries, Knapp said.
The Federal Aviation Authority was contacted to investigate the crash, Knapp said.