Jun 08, 2023

Pilot drove himself to hospital after small plane crash

Posted Jun 08, 2023 11:00 AM
Photos by Deputy Jennifer Plummer Livingston Co. Sheriff's office
Photos by Deputy Jennifer Plummer Livingston Co. Sheriff's office

LIVINGSTON COUNTY—One person was injured in a small plane crash just before 3p.m. Wednesday in Livingston County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1978 Cessna piloted by 51-year-old Charles Peniston of Chillicothe crashed in a hay field.

Peniston drove himself to the hospital, according to a media release from the Livingston County Sheriff. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash, according to the sheriff's office.

Chillicothe is located approximately 90 minutes north of Kansas City.