Two planes crash in separate incidents in St. Johns County

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.