An accident involving an aircraft in Montgomery County, Saturday afternoon, resulted in two persons being hurt. Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman, Sunday morning, said the accident happened at around 1-p.m. Saturday near the intersection of 175th and I Avenue, in rural Red Oak.

Photos courtesy Brian Hamman, Montgomery County EMA

Hamman says Montgomery County officials were notified by staff at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room that two individuals were being treated for minor injuries they suffered in the accident. They were subsequently released from the hospital. After an investigation it was confirmed that the single engine, 1972 Piper Cherokee is owned and was operated by, a subject from Valparaiso, Indiana.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been contacted and will be conducting the investigation into the cause of the accident. Montgomery County Emergency Management was assisted on scene by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Red Oak Police Department and Red Oak Fire Department.