LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — An experimental plane went down near the Lincoln County Regional Airport near Jack Dellinger Drive on Friday afternoon.
Chopper 9 Skyzoom was over the scene as crews responded to a downed plane near a neighborhood. The North Carolina Highway Patrol says that the plane went down around 5:30 p.m. and two people were on board.
The plane was only about half a mile away from the runway.
One person was taken to the hospital, and another passenger was not hurt.
It is unclear what led to the crash.
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