Pilotless plane crash in rural Merrick County

Pilotless plane crash in rural Merrick County
Courtesy/Merrick County Sheriff’s Office.
May 5th, 2021 | bbrogan

Merrick County — An airplane undergoing maintenance traveled down the runway at the Central City Airport without a pilot aboard Tuesday evening. The airplane gained an estimated elevation of 200 feet and traveled in the air for a distance of about 1.5 miles before crashing into a nearby cornfield. The Emergency Communications Center notified the Merrick County Sheriff’s Office of the crash at 7:33 p.m. Sheriff’s Office Deputies found the crashed airplane in the area of 13th Road and M Road in rural Central City. No persons were on board the airplane during the incident. No injuries were reported. Both the FAA and the NTSB were contacted and the scene was cleared by officials with both agencies.

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