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1 taken to hospital after plane crashes north of Eugene Airport


Lane Fire Authority says the plane went down in a field near Greenhill Road and Meadowview Road around 10:30 Thursday morning. (SBG)
Lane Fire Authority says the plane went down in a field near Greenhill Road and Meadowview Road around 10:30 Thursday morning. (SBG)
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EUGENE, Ore. – Firefighters are responding to a plane crash north of the Eugene Airport.

One person has been hospitalized for possibly life-threatening injuries.

Lane Fire Authority says the plane went down in a field near Greenhill Road and Meadowview Road around 10:30 Thursday morning.

First responders located one man, Bob Cross, with serious to critical injuries.

Eugene Police deployed a drone to further canvass the crash scene in search of an other victims.

"Because the pilot was non-responsive to us, we didn't know if he was by himself so EPD came out to help assure there were no more victims out in that grass field, which is hard to see through," Sgt. Marvin Combs from the Lane County Sheriff's Office said. "We don't believe there is one."

First responders said there is a debris field and that the FAA will handle the investigation into the crash.

The FAA offered this statement during the noon hour:

A single-engine Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair III crashed into a field approximately 1.5 miles north of the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport in Eugene, Ore., around 10:30 a.m. local time today. Preliminary reports indicate that only the pilot was on board. The FAA and NSTB will investigate.

A family spokesperson for Bob Cross issued the following statement on Sunday morning:

Bob Cross, beloved Eugene community member and businessman, remains in critical condition in the ICU at Sacred Heart Medical Center River Bend from last Thursday ‘s plane crash in West Eugene.
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