UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A pilot escaped serious injury in an airplane crash near Upper Lake early Thursday.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the crash occurred at around 12 a.m. on Thursday at the Gravelly Valley Airport.
The plane involved was a single-engine two-seat Aeropro Eurofox, manufactured in 2005 and registered to a West Sacramento owner, according to FAA records.
The brief FAA report on the crash said that the aircraft landed hard on Gravelly Valley Airport’s Runway 33.
The pilot reported the aircraft was damaged, however, the FAA said the extent of damage to the plane was unknown at the time of its report.
No injuries were reported.
Northshore Fire Protection District units responded to the crash but were cleared to leave by the FAA shortly before 1:15 a.m. Thursday, according to reports from the scene.
Firefighters reported over the air that, at that point, the damaged aircraft was in the middle of the airstrip, where it was expected to remain for a few days until the pilot moved it.
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