AIRPLANE ACCIDENT: Two Injured In Friday Accident

Two men were injured in a single-engine plane crash in western Iowa.

According to Radio Iowa, the crash happened just after 8:30 p.m. Friday. 

The pilot, a 75-year old man from Atlantic and his 59-year old male passenger, also from the Atlantic area, were taking off when the engine stalled.  The plane went down in a field about six-miles northwest of Griswold. 

Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker told Radio Iowa that the pilot suffered a possible broken femur and the passenger’s injuries were likely not serious. 

Both men were transported to a hospital in Atlantic.  Their names have not been released. 

The crash is under investigation.