A multi-engine 1975 Cessna 310R airplane crashed early Thursday morning in a field behind Marsh Valley Products on Old State Road in Middlefield Township.
A multi-engine 1975 Cessna 310R airplane crashed early Thursday morning in a farm field behind Marsh Valley Products on Old State Road, near the intersection of Nauvoo Road, in Middlefield Township.
The six-seat aircraft is owned by Air Z Flying Services Inc. out of Willoughby, according the website www.flightaware.com.
The charter services operates out of Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights and Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, according to the company website.
“It was on its way from New Jersey to Cuyahoga County,” Geauga County Airport Manager Richard Blamer said. “The people on board were not injured. It happened a little before 6 a.m. this morning.”
The Cessna 310R was piloted by 66-year-old Michael Davey, of Newbury Township, according to an OCt. 13 media release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
“The aircraft was disabled and several fences on the property were destroyed as a result of the landing,” the release stated. “Mr. Davey had been enroute to Cleveland, Ohio, after leaving from Morristown, New Jersey, earlier in the day.”
An initial investigation indicated while enroute from New Jersey the airplane experienced mechanical failure, which caused Davey to land the aircraft, the state patrol stated. He had been in communication with Cleveland air traffic control prior to landing.
“Due to the nature of the mechanical issue, the airplane was not able to fly to the nearest airport in Geauga County,” the release stated.
An Amish witness who apparently spoke to Davey told the Geauga County Maple Leaf that Davey said the plane ran out of gas.
The Federal Aviation Administration responded to the scene and is conducting an independent investigation into the incident, the state patrol added.
A representative from Air Z Flying Services offices told the Maple Leaf it was not interested in making any comment and hung up the phone.
