2 injured in crash of small plane in Va.

STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries when a small plane crashed in Stafford County.

Virginia State Police say the single-engine fixed-wing Piper Saratoga lost power as it approached Stafford Regional Airport and crashed in a wooded area about 3 miles southeast of the runway around 7 a.m. Sunday.

State police Sgt. Les Tyler tells The Free Lance-Star (http://bit.ly/ZBdaSd ) that the plane had taken off from Hummel Air Field in Saluda about a half-hour earlier.

The 63-year-old male pilot and a passenger, the plane's owner, were taken to Mary Washington Hospital. Their names haven't been released, pending notification of relatives.

State police and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.

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Information from: The Free Lance-Star, http://www.fredericksburg.com/