TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — Two people were injured after a plane crashed in Alexander County Saturday night, officials said.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol said they responded to reports of a plane crash crash in the area near Smith Farm Road and US 64 in Alexander County.
Troopers said emergency responders found a single-engine aircraft that crashed in a wooded area.
Two injured people aboard the plane were taken to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte with non-life-threatening injuries.
Troopers said they contacted the Federal Aviation Administration and secured the scene overnight until their arrival around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The FAA says the plane was a single-engine Cessna 170.
The FAA does not identify people involved in aircraft incidents or accidents.
Check back here as this story develops.
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