TROTWOOD — A 55-year-old man was injured after being ejected in an ultralight aircraft crash in Montgomery County on Sunday.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the crash happened around 3 p.m. at an airstrip on North Lutheran Church and Old Dayton Roads in Trotwood.
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An Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) initial investigation indicates that a Kolb Firestar ultralight aircraft was trying to land when it lost control, went off the runway, and overturned.
The pilot, identified as 55-year-old Ernest Washington of Miamisburg, was taken by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital with life-threatening injuries, OSHP said.
A 911 caller said that his wife was with them while they waited for help.
“His wife says multiple open wounds, the propeller got him,” he said.
News Center 7’s Kylie Bridgeman spoke with OSHP Sgt. Brent Johnson about the crash.
“Aircraft crashes are relatively unusual for the type of calls we handle, so anytime we get one, it’s a little bit out of the ordinary,” he said.
Our news crew was there when Washington was taken by medical helicopter to the hospital.
“Yeah, he’s breathing,” the caller said. “He was yelling, and now he’s being quiet.”
Sgt. Johnson said that he is praying for the pilot and his family.
“A lot of times with aircraft accidents, they do tend to turn fatal. The fact that he is still alive, that’s a good sign,” he said.
Sgt. Johnson said that state troopers did not speak to the pilot due to the nature of his injuries.
OSHP says that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been notified about the crash.
News Center 7 will continue to update this developing story.
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