Nobody injured in Hokitika plane accident

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The pilot of a light plane escaped injury today after it crashed at Hokitika airport, police say.

The crash happened about 3pm.

The pilot lost control of his Cessna 172 just before taking off, the Stuff website reported.

The plane veered from the runway onto soft grass where its wheel sunk into the ground, tipping the plane over and seriously damaging it, police said.

- NZPA