Fuel tank on empty, plane makes emergency landing in Trumbull County
Ohio State Highway Patrol and the FAA are investigating a small plane that made an emergency landing in a field just east of Youngstown Warren Regional Airport Tuesday around noon.
The plane landed at Tambud Farms. Owner of the farm, Frank Murcko said he was harvesting soy beans when he heard a whizzing noise in his ear.
"I seen them land way back in the field and I thought they hit the woods. I jumped in my pickup truck fast as I can go and luckily, the three gentlemen were all OK," Murcko said.
Emergency crews were called to the on scene in the 6200 block of Merwin Chase Road looking for an aircraft that made an emergency landing. Trumbull dispatch said that three people were on board and there were no reported injuries.
According to Brookfield Police Chief Aaron Kasiewicz, it was a small plane that ran out of fuel and made a safe landing in a cornfield. There was no damage or injuries in the emergency landing.
"They called to the tower and reported that they were low on fuel," Anthony Trevena, executive director of the Western Reserve Port Authority, said.
A single-engine Piper Cherokee flying through Valley airspace called to the tower to report the aircraft was low on fuel and needed to make an emergency landing on their way from New York to Chicago.
The FAA will determine after examining the aircraft and determine the best options for getting the plane out of the field.
Emergency crews from Vienna, Brookfield and OSP responded to the scene. OSP is in charge of the investigation.
OSP Sgt. Jason Bonar told 21 News are waiting at least an hour for FAA officials to arrive and then they will try to refuel the plane to get it to take off from the site, if possible.


