VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Federal investigators are working to figure out what caused a small plane to make a hard landing at the airport in DeLand on Thursday.
The fire department shared pictures to social media showing the damage from earlier that morning, stating a paramedic and skydiver who witnessed the crash helped the pilot get out before first responders arrived.
The pilot was taken to a hospital, the post states, adding no other injuries were reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were called to investigate.