1 dead and 1 injured after plane crash in Washtenaw County

Bridgewater Township — A small single-engine plane that a witness saw nosediving Monday afternoon crashed in a vacant field, killing one passenger and requiring hospitalization for another, Michigan State Police said.

The accident occurred around 1:10 p.m. at East Michigan Avenue and Lima Center Road in Bridgewater Township, a small town in Washtenaw County about 30 minutes southwest of Ann Arbor.

The instructor, a 46-year-old man from Dearborn, was killed in the accident, Michigan State Police said on X. A 22-year-old man from North Carolina who studies at the University of Michigan was injured. He was flown by air ambulance to University Hospital in Ann Arbor, according to police.

Clinton Police, Fire Department, Ambulance, Michigan State Police Brighton Post officers and Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office officers arrived at the scene.

State police said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and are investigating the accident. Investigators from the safety board are expected to arrive at the scene Tuesday morning. Michigan State Police asked the public to stay away from the area.

The fuselage of the plane, including the wings and tail, was still intact late Monday afternoon, but the front of the plane was dented.

The aircraft is a 1975 Piper PA-28 Cherokee, owned by Silvered Wings LLC and registered in Howell according to the FAA registry.

Ken Krause, who lives across the field from where the plane crashed, was working on his patio and saw the plane when it was 1,000 feet in the air.

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