2 injured in plane crash that briefly knocked out power grid in Kentucky town
-2.jpg "Two people were injured in a plane crash in Cynthiana, Ky. on Oct. 16, 2025.")
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- Plane crash near Harrison County solar farm injured pilot and passenger.
- Crash knocked out downtown Cynthiana power briefly; cause remains under investigation.
- Kentucky Utilities repaired equipment by midnight; solar farm sustained no damage.
Two people were injured in a plane crash that briefly knocked out the power grid in a Central Kentucky town, according to the local emergency management director.
The crash happened just after 1 p.m. Thursday near a solar farm in Harrison County. Joey Nelson, the Harrison County Emergency Management Director, said the plane crashed just off the solar farm’s property, and the pilot and a passenger were injured.
The pilot was taken to Harrison Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Nelson said the passenger had non-life-threatening injuries and was flown by helicopter to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital for precautionary reasons.
Officials are still investigating what caused the plane crash. Nelson said the plane departed from Huntington, West Virginia, but he did not know where it was headed.
Nelson said he does not think the victims were Cynthiana residents.
The crash caused a widespread but brief power outage in the downtown Cynthiana area. Nelson said the first calls they received were power outages reports, and they did not learn about the plane crash until they restored their communication lines a few minutes later.
“Everything downtown pretty much went out,” Nelson said.
Kentucky Utilities finished repairing the damaged electrical equipment around midnight, according to Nelson. The solar farm was not damaged in the crash.
