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Plane crash in Ocracoke; minor injuries reported

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At around noon on Monday, a small fixed-wing, single-engine plane crash-landed approximately 30 yards from the runway at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Island Airport (W95). The pilot and one passenger walked away from the crash with only minor injuries, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

The aircraft departed Johnston Regional Airport (JNX) in Smithfield, NC for Ocracoke Island this morning.

National Park Service Rangers, Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, Hyde County Sheriff’s Office, and Hyde County Emergency Medical Services responded to the accident.

 

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