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10/21/2011 07:56 AM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News
According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department, a pilot was injured in an early-morning plane crash north of the Paso Robles Airport Friday.
A sheriff's department spokesman s… Click to Read More and see additional updates
10/21/2011 07:56 AM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News
According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department, a pilot was injured in an early-morning plane crash north of the Paso Robles Airport Friday.
A sheriff's department spokesman says the pilot experienced mechanical problems before landing at the airport, causing him to attempt a landing in a plowed field.
The pilot was outside the 2010 single-engine Piper Matrix when emergency crews arrived on scene. The sheriff's department says he has visible head injuries and is being evaluated at Twin Cities Hospital.
The pilot, who emergency crews say crashed just shy of a row of trees, guided them to the scene using his cell phone.
Stay with ksby.com for the latest on this story.
10/21/2011 07:50 AM by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News
A man was injured after his plane crashed in a field near the Paso Robles airport early Friday morning.
The pilot was trying to land a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix at the airport when he crashed on final approach at approximately 4:20 a.m., according to a Cal Fire dispatcher.
The plane was found in a field near Ranchita Canyon and Van Dollen roads.
Initial reports are saying the crash was due to dense fog.
The victim has been taken to the Twin Cities Hospital and is suffering from moderate injuries.
10/21/2011 05:54 AM by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News
According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department, there was a single airplane crash just north of Paso Robles Airport near Ranchita Canyon & Van Dollen Paso early Friday.
That's about 5 miles north of the airport.
Rescue crew have arrived on scene. Stay with KSBY news and KSBY.com for the latest.
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