Man injured in aircraft crash near Porterville

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bent glider crashed successful East Porterville connected Wednesday evening aft motor problems, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies accidental they were called to the country adjacent South Sunset and East Springville avenues for a level clang conscionable earlier 6:15 p.m.

Once connected scene, deputies accidental they recovered an injured antheral wrong a bent glider, which was antecedently described arsenic an ultra-light aircraft. The antheral piloting the instrumentality had sustained an wounded to his limb and was taken to a adjacent infirmary for treatment.

According to deputies, the antheral was returning to the airdrome erstwhile the motor chopped out, causing him to crash.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office astatine 559-733-6218.