Two planes have crashed in separate incidents in the southwestern part of St. Johns County Sunday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol says the first crash was happened at 7:40AM near Barrell Factory Road and Leonard Road, which is south of Hastings. Troopers say two men are in serious condition when a Piper PA 22 (Picture on bottom) they were in had engine trouble shortly after takeoff. FHP says the plane crashed at the edge of a corn field and landed upside down in a small creek. Both men are in their 60’s.
Meanwhile in a separate crash, FHP says two men walked away with no injuries after a 1979 Cesna 172 (Picture on top) went down near County Road 305 and Huff Road in the Elkton area. Troopers say the pilot was practicing emergency drills over a field and because of an error the pilot made the plane crashed into a field and flipped onto its roof at 9:21AM. Troopers say there are no charges pending in this incident.
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW - FHP, with assistance from SJSO, is working a single engine plane crash that occurred in the Southwest area of our county, off Barrel Factory Road.
— SJSO (@SJSOPIO) July 14, 2019
Miraculously, both occupants survived.
NOTE: The red fluid you see in the photo is hydraulic fluid. pic.twitter.com/89KdJyL0So
SECOND PLANE CRASH - FHP will be working, with assistance from SJSO, a second plane crash. A single engine Cessna went down in a farm field off Canal Road with two people on board. Both pilots survived, are okay and walking around. pic.twitter.com/DFMRWAnj3R
— SJSO (@SJSOPIO) July 14, 2019