BEND, OR -- A small plane crashed east of the Bend Airport Friday afternoon. The pilot and sole person on board suffered only minor injuries.
Emergency crews were dispatched to the crash site on Nelson Road just after 1:30 p.m. and found 62-year-old David Rudd's red plane upside down in a field. Rudd told the Sheriff's Office he was flying from Lewiston, Idaho and attempted to land at the Bend Airport but experienced a loss of fuel to the engine. While trying to make an emergency landing in the field, the single-engine plane struck a barbed wire fence and overturned.
The FAA will conduct its own investigation into the cause of the crash.
It's the second Central Oregon plane crash in as many days. On Thursday, the pilot of a small jet, his passenger and their dog walked away from a rough landing at the Sunriver Airport.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., witnesses reported a Cessna Citation Mustang landed without its landing gear, causing the jet to skid to a stop on its belly. One person saw flames and smoke; although when first responders arrived, there was no fire. The runway was closed for several hours until airport crews could get the plane removed.


