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FAA investigating plane crash in Lexington

Troopers responded to a plane crash near the Davidson County airport in Lexington Tuesday night.

LEXINGTON, N.C. — UPDATE: 

The FAA responded to the crash with a statement on Wednesday: 

A single-engine Glasair III ran through a grassy area while taxiing and flipped over at Davidson County Executive Airport in Lexington, North Carolina, around 8:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 2. Only the pilot was on board. The FAA will investigate.

PREVIOUS STORY: 

NC State Highway Patrol and other responding agencies were on the scene of a plane crash at around 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2 at the Davidson County Executive Airport in Lexington.

According to the NC Highway Patrol, the plane never took flight.

The plane jumped the wheel stops in the hanger, crossed over two access roads and flipped over onto its top.

The pilot, 84-year-old Ralph Potter, came away from the crash with minor injuries, troopers said.

Emergency personnel were on the scene until crews placed the plane upright, according to troopers.

Our photographer on the scene saw first responders and a fire truck surrounding a small airplane that was upside down between 2 hangars near the runway. It appeared the airplane was missing one of its front wheels.

Stay with WFMY News 2 as we work to get more information.

Credit: Source: Sheriff Richie Simmons

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