Police: Ultralight aircraft crashed into Ashland Reservoir
An ultralight aircraft crash landed into the Ashland Reservoir Wednesday afternoon, Ashland police said in a statement.
Around 4:30 p.m., police received reports of an aircraft in the water. Ashland police arrived first to the reservoir off Spring Street, with state police and Air Wing units following, police said.
Police found that the pilot had exited the single-passenger aircraft and was not hurt.
The pilot, a 48-year-old Hopkinton man, told officers he took off from Marlborough Airport and lost power as he was flying over the reservoir, police said. He was forced to make a crash landing, leaving the plane in the water.
Police said there is no serious risk to the environment as the aircraft carried fewer than 5 gallons of fuel. The pilot declined medical treatment.
The incident is still under investigation.
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