Small plane crashes at Ohio airport after landing gear fails
- - Small plane crashes at Ohio airport after landing gear fails
Michelle Del Rey , USA TODAYAugust 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a small plane crashed in Ohio.
A 2021 Hatz Bantam biplane was attempting to land on the southern runway at Sandusky County Regional Airport around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, the agency said.
As the plane touched down, it made a hard landing and veered off the runway, causing the landing gear to collapse, the FAA said.
A 78-year-old man operating the plane was uninjured, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a news release. The pilot was wearing a seatbelt harness and eye goggles at the time of the crash. No other people were on board.
Investigators do not believe impairment was involved in the incident and did not find any hazardous materials on the plane.
Sandusky County Regional Airport is a county-owned public-use airport near Fremont, about 87 miles west of Cleveland.
Another similar plane incident happened in Montana
The incident comes a day after a small Socata TBM 700 crashed into multiple planes while attempting to land at an airport in Kalispell, Montana.
The pilot of the jet, which had four people aboard, lost control of the aircraft and crashed onto the runway, striking several parked airplanes and igniting fires on numerous aircraft.
No injuries were reported.
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