r By Spanish Fork Police Department
Police, Fire and EMS were dispatched to the Spanish Fork Airport on a report of a Piper Cherokee PA 28 that had crashed just off the runway on takeoff on Thursday, September 13 around 8:30 a.m.
The plane was being flown by an instructor with a student pilot as a passenger. During the process of taking off the plane became airborne and for an unknown reason veered to its right. Â The pilot attempted to right the plane but was unsuccessful and the plane crashed off the side of the runway coming to a rest in a ditch.
The pilot and student pilot were able to get out of the plane on their own and sustained what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries which included mostly cuts and bruises. They were both transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Â The names of the pilot and student pilot are not being released at this time. The pilot is a 28-year-old male and the student pilot is a 35-year-old male.
The FAA and NTSB were contacted and are investigating the cause of the crash.
