Plane makes crash landing Sunday near an Oklahoma City highway

Josh Dulaney, The Oklahoman
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A 1962 Piper PA-24 Comanche was en route to Wiley Post Airport when it crashed near NW 63rd and Broadway Extension.

The plane, which crashed at about 12:53 p.m. Sunday, is registered to Richard Stanford, records show. No other passengers were reported aboard the plane.

A plane crashed Sunday near Interstate 235 and NW 36 Street in Oklahoma City.
A plane crashed Sunday near Interstate 235 and NW 36 Street in Oklahoma City.

Stanford, an Oklahoma City pediatrician, was responsive to family while in the hospital with serious injuries, KWTV-TV reported Monday.

An air traffic controller can be heard during the flight on an archive of the air traffic control transmission. Part of the discussion focused on whether the pilot could land on an interstate. The pilot's transmissions were not picked up by the receiving that provided audio to LiveATC.net

Emergency Crews work the scene of a small plane crash on Sunday near I-235 and I-44 in Oklahoma City.
Emergency Crews work the scene of a small plane crash on Sunday near I-235 and I-44 in Oklahoma City.

The aircraft had departed North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, Texas.

Oklahoma City police said the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Plane crashes near NW 63 and I-235 in OKC; pilot seriously injured