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2 seriously hurt in plane crash in Muskingum Co.

2 seriously hurt in plane crash in Muskingum Co.

Two people have been seriously hurt after a small plane crashed in northern Muskingum County on Friday. Just after 12 p.m., troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol were called to the scene of a passenger plane crash in Cass Township. When emergency crews got to the scene, they found a Boeing E75 Stearman had crashed into a field on Spease Road, near state Route 16. Two people who were aboard the plane were taken to nearby hospitals with serious injuries. One victim was taken via medical helicopter. According to the highway patrol, it's suspected that the plane's engine failed, causing it to crash. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration assisted at the scene. A deeper investigation is underway.

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