Texas pilot seriously injured in Sandusky County plane crash
WOODVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Texas pilot was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when his single-engine plane crashed near U.S. 20 and Fostoria Road in Sandusky County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at 2:35 p.m. Nov. 12. Troopers identified the pilot as Clifton E. Green, 64, of Fort Worth, Texas. The patrol said Green was flying north toward Michigan when the aircraft developed mechanical problems.
Green was wearing a safety harness and was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital with serious injuries, the patrol said. Fuel spilled from the aircraft into a field, and the Environmental Protection Agency was notified.
The Sandusky County Sheriff’s Office, Sandusky County EMS and fire departments from Woodville, Gibsonburg and Lake Township assisted at the scene.
The patrol’s Fremont Post is investigating the crash with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
