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Plane crash at Lowell Airport
Comments 0 | Recommend 0LOWELL, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A small plane has crashed at the Lowell Airport.
The crash occured just after 6:00 pm.
Reports say that the plane crashed on takeoff when the pilot realized he would not be able to develop sufficient lift, causing him to crash a few hundred yards from where the runway ended.
Firefighters extinguished the flames with chemical foam. Officials say pilot, 33-year-old Chris Harper of Alto, who owns the plane, escaped without injury.
The passenger, 34-year-old Joshua Enrico of Grand Rapids, suffered scratches to his face.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
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