May, 2023

No injuries were reported following a small plane crash at the Ankeny airport on Saturday morning, according to a news release.

Ankeny Fire Department crews arrived at Ankeny Regional Airport, 3700 S.E. Convenience Blvd., around 10:55 a.m. May 20 for an airplane crash. The small plane was initially reported to have started on fire shortly after landing.

Crews quickly extinguished the fire, according to the release, and the pilot and passenger escaped the plane without injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and further information was not available Monday afternoon.