A small medical airplane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
The crash caused a full ground stop at RDU around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday that was lifted at 11:30 a.m.
Two people were inside the plane at the time of the crash. One of them was trapped for a short time before first responders were able to free them. Both were taken to the hospital for treatment after being removed from the aircraft. No other details were released on their condition.
UNC Health confirmed the plane was a UNC Air Operations medical plane. The two people onboard were a UNC physician and the pilot. The physician has been identified as
, who is an internal medicine physician with UNC Health.
He was returning from Wilmington, where he gave a lecture to medical staff at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dr. Chelmenski was taken to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and is in good condition.
The pilot was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham. Their condition is still unknown at this time.