An Oklahoma man successfully carried out a forced landing in his private plane east of Rock Springs Friday morning.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Phillip Prigmore, 66, of Alva, Oklahoma, bought the 1968 single-engine Cessna Cardinal only yesterday in Salem, Oregon, and was flying it home alone when the crash occurred.
Officials said Prigmore flew into the Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport Thursday night, refueled, and spent the night. He took off at about 9:58 AM on Friday and climbed to an altitude of about 7,300 feet, when he encountered engine trouble.
Prigmore tried to return to the airport but was unable to reach it. He made an 80-knot forced landing about one mile northeast of the runway, from which he emerged unhurt. The aircraft, however, sustained serious damage.
Haskell said Federal Aviation Administration officials were notified, and a team of investigators is expected to arrive in Sweetwater County this weekend.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Phillip Prigmore, 66, of Alva, Oklahoma, bought the 1968 single-engine Cessna Cardinal only yesterday in Salem, Oregon, and was flying it home alone when the crash occurred.
Officials said Prigmore flew into the Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport Thursday night, refueled, and spent the night. He took off at about 9:58 AM on Friday and climbed to an altitude of about 7,300 feet, when he encountered engine trouble.
Prigmore tried to return to the airport but was unable to reach it. He made an 80-knot forced landing about one mile northeast of the runway, from which he emerged unhurt. The aircraft, however, sustained serious damage.
Haskell said Federal Aviation Administration officials were notified, and a team of investigators is expected to arrive in Sweetwater County this weekend.
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