NTSB Now Investigating Monday Night Plane Crash In Weyers Cave : Updated 4.14.21

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Near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

Updated info from VSP as of 1:12 PM EDT 4.14.21

Virginia State Police Trooper J.M. Cappo is investigating a plane crash that occurred at 7:08 p.m. on April 12 in Augusta County.

A Piper PA-28-140 was conducting touch-and-go landings at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave. As the small aircraft was attempting to land, the pilot’s controls became unresponsive which caused the plane to drift left. The plane caught a limb and then struck several trees just outside the airport property.

The 17-year-old male pilot from Romney, W.Va. was transported to UVA Medical Center for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening, injuries. The juvenile male passenger was transported to Rockingham Memorial Hospital for treatment of  non-life threatening injuries.

The FAA and NTSB were both notified. The crash remains under investigation.

Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police

Updated post 4.13.21
Early Tuesday morning we told you about a Monday night plane crash near the airport in Weyers Cave. (See original VSP release down below)

WHSV Reporter Stephanie Penn says NTSB now has the ball and will be conducting the investigation.

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