A pilot crash-landed a small aircraft near Durst Mountain in Morgan County, Utah, over the weekend and 'miraculously walked away' from the crash, officials said.
A pilot survived a small plane crash in aThe twin-tailed pusher-propeller aircraft crash-landed nearseveral miles up Cottonwood Canyon Road, the Mountain Green Fire Protection District said.
The pilot"made a skilled forced landing" and"miraculously walked away" from the crash, according to officials, before hiking for two hours to find cell service to call 911. After triangulating the pilot’s location, rescuers used ATVs to reach the crash site due to the difficult terrain, fire officials said."Normally with these situations, we have a great deal of difficulty finding the aircraft or the people," Mountain Green Fire Chief Brian Brendel told KSL News."In this case, he just kind of got out of his plane, dusted himself off and walked himself down this ATV road until he got into cell phone range.
were reported and Brendel commended the pilot for bringing down the aircraft"pretty much in one piece."The plane had taken off from the Morgan County Airport located in Mountain Green, the outlet reported. It was reportedly traveling to somewhere in Idaho.or where the pilot was flying. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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