Another Small Plane Crash at KSU Airport, No Injuries

The in Stow was closed for three hours because of a single-engine plane crash around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Emily Vincent, Kent State spokesperson.

The airport was reopened at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. 

An university-owned aircraft was down on the runway, after a student crashed a Cessna 152 single-engine plane into the runway nose down, she said. The , as well as the Kent Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol were on scene after the crash. 

There is front end damage to the aircraft, but there is  no cost estimate available at this time, said Vincent.

The pilot was on the only person on board. The student, who is apart of the aeronautics program, was attempting to land when the crash happened, she said. No one was injured.

Vincent said a photo was not available. Click here for a photo of the plane from Kentwired.com.

In March, another small privately owned Cessna . No one was hurt in the incident in March.