Plane lands in Salem-area field after catching fire
A plane landed in a field after catching fire Tuesday afternoon. (courtesy Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
This article was updated at 5:45 p.m. with more information.
A plane crashed into a field 10 miles southeast of Salem Tuesday afternoon after its pilot made an emergency landing, Marion County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jeremy Landers said.
The pilot, Eugene Mitchell, 73, of Portland, was able to escape the plane that was fully engulfed in flames and was…
