State Police: Pilot Identified, Plane Lost Power

Fire & Rescue crews extracted the pilot, Karyta Barnes of Alexandria, from the downed plane. Photo Courtesy of Donald Holman[/caption] The Virginia State Police identified the pilot of the downed single-engine plane that crashed into a wooded area in the 9800 block of Upper Mill Loop in Bristow Sunday as Karyta Barnes, 50, of Alexandria. According to the FAA, Barnes is a student pilot who was practicing approaches at Manassas Regional Airport. "At this stage of the investigation, it appears the single-engine, fixed-wing 1980 Piper PA28-161 lost power and made a crash landing into a tree in the backyard of a residence," Virginia State Police Public Relations Director Corinne Geller said. Following the crash, at 9:11 a.m. Sunday, Virginia State Police Trooper B.J. Norris responded, Geller said.

Emergency crews, comprised  of Fire & Rescue personnel and Prince William County Police, extracted Barnes from the downed plane and transported her by air to Fairfax Inova Hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

"There was no damage to any houses or structures on the ground; nor was anyone on the ground injured," she said. "The National Safety Transportation Board was notified and the FAA responded to the scene to conduct its investigation."

State police continue to investigate the incident.