Single engine plane crashes at Monroe County Airport

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) –

UPDATE- Two people are lucky to be alive after a plane crashes at the Monroe County Airport.

The plane crashed just before 6 p.m. Friday evening when it missed the runway and slid into a ditch.

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Donna Sanderson says two men were on board when it went down.

Sanderson says the plane was landing to refuel when something went wrong and the plane crashed.

Sanderson says the plane was coming from Hamilton, Alabama.

The passenger of the aircraft was unconscious when first responders first got to the scene, but he did eventually come to.

Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says it’s a miracle both men survived.

“It’s very lucky. I mean the way the plane landed and as far as it came over here in this ditch, they’re very, very lucky,” said Sheriff Cecil Cantrell.

Sanderson said it appeared to be a freak accident.

The FAA is expected to arrive Saturday to begin their investigation into what caused the plane to go down.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. 

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