A pilot escaped serious injury after the plane he was flying lost power and crashed into a Dillon cornfield Saturday, Dillon County Sheriff Major Hulon said.
The crashed happened at about 1p.m. just after the plane took off from the Dillon Airport, the sheriff said.
Earl Cook of Norfolk, Va. told deputies his single engine Mooney aircraft suddenly lost power and he aborted the flight steered the plane into in a cornfield just across S.C. 9 from the airport.
The pilot was alone in the aircraft and didn't seek treatment at a hospital, Dillon County Sheriff's deputy Cliff Arnett said.
Dillon County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the crash with the aid of Federal Aviation Administration agents who made their way to the scene Saturday afternoon.
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