STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. -- Virginia State Police are investigating a small plane crash at the Stafford Regional Airport Monday evening.
State Police said the crash happened at 5:33 p.m. near Interstate 95 in Stafford County.
“A single-seat, experimental aircraft was conducting a high-speed taxi on the runway of the Stafford Regional Airport, when the aircraft unintentionally lifted off the runway,” State Police said in a press release. “The aircraft cleared the Centreport Parkway before crash-landing into an embankment alongside the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 at the 137 mile marker.”
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The pilot, Roberta A. Boucher, 62, of Fredericksburg, Va., survived the crash and was transported to Mary Washington Hospital. Her injuries are considered serious, but non-life threatening.
The State Police crash investigation remains ongoing at this time.
The NTSB has been notified and the FAA is responding to the scene.
The southbound lanes of I-95 were re-opened by 6:02 p.m.
