Plane Crashes in Ohio: What to Know

A pilot was killed after a small planed crashed in Ohio on Tuesday, according to reports.

The crash occurred just after 5 p.m. local time in Tuscarawas County, Fox News reported, citing officials with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Nobody else was onboard the six-seater plane when it crashed.

Newsweek has contacted the Ohio State Highway Patrol for comment outside of working hours.

Why It Matters

There have been 123 plane accidents this year, and 23 of them have been fatal, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

On January 29, an American Airlines passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter as it prepared to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. A total of 67 people were killed, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash in more than two decades.

Commercial flying still remains the safest way to travel, but flight anxiety has grown in recent months. In February 2025, 64 percent of people thought air travel was safe, according to an AP-NORC poll. This was down from 71 percent of respondents in January 2024.

What To Know

On Tuesday, a 1973 Cessna 310Q plane crashed into a farm field in Mill Township shortly after taking off from Harry Clever Field Airport at 4.40 p.m.

Photos from the scene showed smoke surrounding the small plane, which was largely destroyed in the crash.

There is no air traffic control tower at Harry Clever Field Airport, although it does have four radio navigation aids close by.

No distress call was made from the plane prior to the incident, according to Fox News.

There have been 17 incidents involving different Cessna planes so far this year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

What People Are Saying

Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Johnnie Maier told WTOV9: "They did have difficulty accessing the crash scene which was in a field across the Tuscarawas River. Once on scene, they did learn there was a fatal occupant in (the plane)."

An anonymous witness told WTOV9: "I saw the plane overhead and I heard an engine sputter and it kind of circled around a little bit, and then it sounded like it recovered again. And then it sputtered out, made another circle, came around and just nosedived straight to the ground."

What Happens Next

The NTSB and FAA are now conducting their own investigations, the Ohio State Highway Patrol told Fox News.

The victim's identity has not yet been released.