No Injuries Reported In The Incident

An airplane parked on a taxiway Friday night at Spanish Fork-Springville Airport (U77) in Utah was hit by a Corvette involved in a drag race at the airport.

Television station KSTU reports that the plane was occupied by a student pilot and instructor engaged in night instruction. At one point while on the taxiway, they noticed that a light was not working properly, so they shut down the airplane to check it out.

At the same time, another person with access to a hangar at the airport had invited some of his friends out to the field for a party in the hanger, and decided that a little nighttime drag racing would be a good idea. The Corvette was racing against a Porsche when the accident occurred.

The Corvette hit the left landing gear of the aircraft. The good news is that no one was injured, and the drivers of the cars were cited for reckless driving by local police.

Spanish Fork-Springville Airport Manager Cris Child told the station that the person involved would probably lose the lease on his hangar. Child said the airport would be beefing up security to be sure nothing like this ever happens again.

FMI: www.spanishfork.org/dept/pubsafety/police