PALMETTO, Fla. — Two people were injured after a small plane crashed into a pickup truck at Airport Manatee on Tuesday.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said around 10 a.m., an older Aeronca Champion, a two seater plane, was having difficulties taking off. It then veered off to the north, clipped a power line and crashed into the parked, unoccupied truck.
The plane's pilot and passenger were injured and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injures. No one on the ground was injured.
MCSO said the FAA will take the lead on the crash investigation.
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