The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed on Interstate 85 in central North Carolina is in critical condition at a local hospital.
The pilot, Richard Fuller of Durham, was the only one on board when the plane crashed Friday night. No other injuries were reported.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the Piper J3 Cub was made in 1947 and registered to Fuller.
The plane went down about 7 p.m. near an airport about 15 miles west of Durham. It wasn't immediately clear if the airplane was trying to reach the runway.
Durham County Sheriff's Capt. Ricky Buchanan says Fuller lives in a subdivision near the airport.
The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash.
The crash occurred near an unrelated tractor-trailer wreck earlier Friday that spilled diesel fuel.
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