(Red Oak) Two people were treated for minor injuries following an aircraft accident northeast of Red Oak.
According to a press release from Brian Hamman, Montgomery County Emergency Management Director, an aircraft made an emergency landing in a standing cornfield at the intersection of 175th and I Avenue.
Montgomery County officials were notified by staff at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room that two individuals were being treated for minor injuries sustained in the accident.
The investigation confirmed the aircraft involved in the accident is a single-engine, 1972 Piper Cherokee owned and operated by a subject from Valparaiso, Indiana. Both the pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries and were treated and released from Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been contacted and will be conducting the investigation
into the cause of the accident. Montgomery County Emergency Management was assisted on scene by
the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Red Oak Police Department, and Red Oak Fire Department.
(Photos: courtesy of Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman)
