SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Two people were injured Tuesday night when a small "experimental aircraft" made an emergency landing on a Snohomish County road.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said the two people in the plane were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A dog was also in the plane at the time of the crash.
The sheriff’s office said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was notified about the crash and responded to the scene Wednesday to investigate.
The experimental aircraft had “complete engine failure” around 10:20 p.m. and crashed on 228th Street Southeast south of 45th Avenue near the Canyon Park neighborhood in Bothell, according to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue.
An experimental aircraft is an amateur-built plane that is licensed by the FAA. The planes are used for non-commercial or recreational purposes, like education or personal use. The FAA said the plane was a “single-engine Zenith STOL CH701.”
The SCSO fully closed the 4200 block of 228th Street Southeast Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. A section of the roadway partially reopened to traffic around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday.
The plane was headed to Paine Field in Everett when it experienced engine failure and struck high tension power lines on the way down, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue tweeted.
No one on the ground was injured in the crash.
Catherine Johnson's home sits just 200 feet from where the wreckage landed Tuesday.
"It's an absolute miracle what happened last night," said Jorgensen.
Working by the light of a streetlamp, Jorgensen helped pull the passenger from the wreckage and called 911. Neighbors brought blankets and helped to free the pilot.
Jorgensen then worked to stabilize the two victims.
"I never thought I'd be helping somebody from a plane crash," she said.
Neighbors were relieved the pilot was able to crash land on the road while missing hundreds of nearby homes.
"He sure did a good job of picking a spot that's as safe as can be," said Mike Langley. "He put it right in the center of the road so he wouldn't hit any oncoming cars."
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