Ultralight aircraft crashes down near Tan Oak Park south of Leggett

Update 12:20 p.m. — The personnel are reported to have no injuries, and are in the process of retrieving a trailer in order to move the aircraft from the crash scene, according to scanner traffic.

MENDOCINO Co., 10/9/22 — Emergency crews are responding to reports of a Ultralight crash, in the vicinity of the Empire Camp rest stop near Tan Oak Park, between Laytonville and Leggett on U.S. Highway 101. The crash is reportedly visible from the highway, but the aircraft is located on a hill, about a mile north of Bell Spring Road. Traffic may be slowed in the vicinity, so please take caution.