Crime & Safety
Plane Lands Nose Down In Danbury
Authorities responded to a plane crash in Danbury, the second in two months in the city.
DANBURY, CT — An aircraft was damaged after it made a rough landing at Danbury Airport Friday morning, according to the Danbury Fire Department. The Single Engine Cessna 180 airplane landed nose down on Runway 35 at around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning.
The pilot, and the man to which the plane was registered, Jerry Butler was not injured and was the only passenger on board. The plane is based at Reliant Air in Danbury.
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The News Times was first to report the story. The Greater Danbury area has been the site of two other plane crashes in recent months, one in Danbury and one in New Milford. Both ended in fatalities.
Firefighters used a Ladder Tower to get the plane into a proper position so it could be towed from the runway. The airport briefly shut down, but re-opened soon thereafter.
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The Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Standards District Office out of Windsor Locks is investigating the incident.
Images via the Danbury Fire Department.
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