KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say two people escaped from a small plane after it struck a deer and flipped over while landing at a New Hampshire airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the Vans RV-8 aircraft went off the side of a runway after it struck the deer as it was landing at Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport at about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday.
The occupants got out safely.
The FAA says the plane departed from Boire Field in Nashua. The agency says it will investigate.
The airport property takes up about 1,000 acres and is surrounded by trees. The airport has two runways.
The airport’s manager and the Keene Fire Department didn’t immediately return phone messages seeking comment.
Small aircraft crash at Keene Airport pic.twitter.com/kA34VzqZ84
— Keene Fire Dept. (@KeeneFire) May 11, 2016