San Rafael Desert, EMERY COUNTY — A small airplane crashed shortly after takeoff at a remote airstrip in Emery County Saturday afternoon.
The Emery County Sheriff's Office said the Cessna 182 airplane was caught in a crosswind which carried the plane off the Hidden Splendor airstrip, clipping one wing and throwing the plane over the edge of a deep wash.
The two men on the plane, ages 55 and 60, were unharmed according to the Emery County Sheriff's office.
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Both men are from Scottsdale, Arizona. According to the sheriff's office, they were on a trip visiting famous airstrips in the region.