MILLVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Two people managed to walk away with only minor injuries when their small plane crashed in northwestern Iowa, officials said.
The crash happened Wednesday afternoon in a snow-covered field just east of Millville in Clayton County, the Telegraph Herald reported. The sheriff’s office said the 1963 single-engine Cessna attempted to make an emergency landing on a county road, but hit a snowbank and overturned.
Although the crash happened Wednesday afternoon, it wasn’t reported to local officials until Thursday morning, officials aid.
The pilot was Joseph Bolton, 44, of Peosta, sheriff’s officials said. He and his passenger - 43-year-old Eric Harbaugh of Russell, Kansas - suffered minor injuries that did not require medical attention, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Clayton County Sheriff’s department are investigating the crash.
Millville is about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) northwest of Dubuque.
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