News Release

Airplane flips over onto roof after landing at Ocracoke Island Airport

Overturned airplane at Ocracoke Island Airport.

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News Release Date: July 25, 2021

Contact: Michael Barber, 252-423-0195

MANTEO, N.C. — At approximately 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, a single-engine airplane flipped over onto its roof shortly after landing at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Island Airport (W95).

Accident Details:

• The pilot of the airplane and passenger did not require transport to the hospital.

• The airplane came to rest in the grass near the north end of the runway.

• Hyde County Sheriff’s Office and Hyde County Emergency Medical Services responded to the accident.

• The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified.

• No further details are available.

Overturned airplane at north end of Ocracoke Island Airport runway.

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