Pilot, passenger recovering after Baxter County crash

MIDWAY — Two men injured in a north Arkansas single-engine plane crash are recovering.

Pilot Andrew Tuberville, 36, was released from the Baxter Regional Medical Center on Wednesday. Passenger Ronnie Skaggs, 48, is listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

The experimental airplane crashed Tuesday evening in a wooded area northwest of Ozark Regional Airport in Baxter County. Both men suffered head injuries but were able to walk away from the wrecked aircraft.

The cause of the crash is unclear. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

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