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OSHP Investigating Aircraft Incident in Fulton County

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WAUSEON, OH. (WOWO) The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a plane crash that occurred Sunday afternoon at Fulton County Airport in northwest Ohio.

According to the Toledo Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers responded to the airport in Dover Township at approximately 5:16 p.m. on December twenty-first. Investigators say a 1959 Beechcraft BE-35 was westbound on approach to land when the aircraft touched down without the landing gear lowered.

The plane landed on its underside on the runway. The pilot, identified as forty-five-year-old Seth K. Andrews of Clearwater, Florida, was not injured in the incident.

Authorities say impairment and weather were not factors in the crash. Troopers contacted the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been notified of the incident.

The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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