Two injured in small plane crash near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

A small plane crashed near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.
A small plane crashed near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.(WHSV)
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 9:24 PM EDT
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WEYERS CAVE, Va. (WHSV) - A small plane crashed near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport around 7 p.m. on Monday, April 12.

First responders were on the scene along a stretch of Little Run Road which runs parallel to the airport in Weyers Cave.

According to the Virginia State Police, a small, private plane with a pilot and one passenger on board was doing touch-and-go landings at the airport when it crashed into a woodline.

Virginia State Police said both people were taken to Rockingham Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have both been notified.

The crash remains under investigation.

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