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911 calls released after small plane crash in Plainville

Police have released the 911 calls after a small plane crashed in Plainville on Monday morning

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Joseph Wenzel IV
PLAINVILLVE, CT — Police have released the 911 calls after a small plane crashed in Plainville on Monday morning

Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said a fixed wing single engine Cessna "veered off of Runway 2 at the Robertson Field Airport" around 11:30 a.m. The plane veered into the Carling Technologies parking lot.

"I was sitting down at the end of the parking lot here, looked up because I heard the plane. Saw it going directly across probably 200 yards from where I was sitting, knew it was going the wrong way obviously," said David Thayer, of Southington. He watched the plane crash right in front of his eyes.

On Monday afternoon, police identified the pilot as Manfred Frost, who was taken to the hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries.

Crews were looking into a small fuel leak after the plane went down.

Cessna belongs to Interstate Aviation Inc., which is based out of Robertson Airport.

The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.

This is the state's eighth small plane crash this year. A total of six people have died as a result of those crashes.

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