A small plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a private airfield near Homestead on Thursday afternoon.
The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. at Richards Field.
Investigators are looking into what caused the crash, but they said witnesses told them the engine was still running as the plane fell from the sky.
The plane crashed head-on into the roof of the hangar, collapsing its wings like a pair of scissors. The plane was stuck in the roof of the hangar about 15 feet above the ground.
According to Miami-Dade fire-rescue, the 66-year-old pilot was stuck in the cockpit of the plane for about 30 minutes until rescuers could free him. He suffered minor injuries but was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he was listed in stable condition.
Lt. Elkin Sierra with Miami-Dade fire-rescue said the pilot was fortunate to only have sustained minor injuries.
“It’s amazing that the hangar didn’t catch fire,” Sierra said. “The plane was filled with fuel.”
It is unknown how much flying experience the pilot had.
The plane remained dangling in the roof of the hangar Thursday night.