Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Schuylkill County Man Injured in Plane Crash Wednesday Morning

A Schuylkill County man was injured Wednesday morning when the plane he was piloting crash.


According to reports, Herbert Rose, 60, of Sacramento, Schuylkill County crashed his plane around 9:30am just after take off at the Bendigo Airport near Tower City close to the Dauphin/Schuylkill County line.

Rose was reported to have suffered injuries to his face and was flown to Geisinger in Danville due to possible internal injuries.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation but a medical issue may have been a factor.