A small medical plane crashed at an airport in North Carolina on Wednesday, injuring the pilot and a doctor on board.
The plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) at around 10:10 a.m. ET, coming to a complete stop in grass. According to reports, the doctor and pilot were taken to separate hospitals. UNC Health.
UNC Health has learned that a UNC Air Operations medical plane crashed at RDU this morning. There was a doctor and a pilot on board the plane. Both were taken to the hospital. We are working hard to collect more information. https://t.co/XSUpGKWWhU
— UNC Health (@UNC_Health_Care) April 24, 2024
The general aviation aircraft was arriving at the airport from Wilmington, North Carolina, the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority said in a statement to USA TODAY.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop order, halting flight departures from the airport and diverting incoming flights to other airports.The road closure was lifted around 11:30 a.m.
According to the FAA, the aircraft was a single-engine Socata TBM-700.
The doctor was identified as Dr. Paul Chelminski.
According to ABC11, the doctor on the plane was identified as Dr. Paul Chelminski, who works in internal medicine at UNC Health. He was taken to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill and later released, the department said.
Chelminski, a professor of medicine and pharmacy, was returning from Wilmington after giving a lecture at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
The pilot, identified as Art Johnson, was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham in good condition, the agency said.
UNC Health did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's message Wednesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate the accident.
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