2 occupants able to get out safely

A small plane hit a deer and flipped over Wednesday while landing at the Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport.Click to watch News 9's coverage.The accident shut down the runways down for more than four hours. Officials said the Vans RV-8 aircraft approached the airport about 9:45 a.m."Swanzey Fire Department and Keene Fire Department received a call for a plane that had upon landing hit a deer, and there were two people in the plane, a pilot and a passenger, that needed to be checked medically," Swanzey Fire Chief Norman Skantze said.The plane flipped over off the side of the runway after striking the deer. The two people on board suffered what were described as minor injuries and were not taken to a hospital.The FAA said the plane departed from Boire Field in Nashua."The plane is still out there pending investigation, and when it's released by the FAA, we'll return to the scene and assist with the removal of the plane to make sure everything is safe," Skantze said.The runway was reopened at 2 p.m.

A small plane hit a deer and flipped over Wednesday while landing at the Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport.

Click to watch News 9's coverage.


The accident shut down the runways down for more than four hours. Officials said the Vans RV-8 aircraft approached the airport about 9:45 a.m.

"Swanzey Fire Department and Keene Fire Department received a call for a plane that had upon landing hit a deer, and there were two people in the plane, a pilot and a passenger, that needed to be checked medically," Swanzey Fire Chief Norman Skantze said.

The plane flipped over off the side of the runway after striking the deer. The two people on board suffered what were described as minor injuries and were not taken to a hospital.

The FAA said the plane departed from Boire Field in Nashua.

"The plane is still out there pending investigation, and when it's released by the FAA, we'll return to the scene and assist with the removal of the plane to make sure everything is safe," Skantze said.

The runway was reopened at 2 p.m.