Two people were injured Sunday afternoon after a small plane crashed into a cow pasture near a Charlotte-area airport.
Authorities say the crash happened around 2 p.m. in the 5800 block of North Rocky River Road in Union County, just outside Indian Trail.
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the aircraft had taken off from Goose Creek Airport shortly before the crash.
Officials say the plane went down in an open field near the airport with two people on board.
First responders arrived to find the pilot pinned inside the wreckage. Crews cut the pilot out of the aircraft before transporting them by ambulance to a hospital.
Authorities say the passenger was ejected from the plane during the crash. Rescue crews located the victim in the field and transported them back to Goose Creek Airport, where a medical helicopter airlifted them to a hospital.
Officials have not released the conditions of either victim.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to assist deputies at the scene.
The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation. Officials say the cause of the crash remains unknown.
Goose Creek Airport is a small Charlotte-area airfield used for pilot training, recreational flying, and skydiving operations.
Authorities say more information will be released as the investigation continues.
