PROVO, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A small single-engine plane crashed about a half mile south of the Provo Municipal Airport Wednesday evening.
30-year-old Benjamin Hill, a Utah Valley University employee and student was the only one on board and was killed in the crash.
According to rescue officials, the Hill was flying a Cessna 210 and was landing when the accident happened. Engine problems were reported four miles out, and the pilot crashed a half-mile to one mile away from the airport near the Dike Road.
Hill was most recently a student in the program's online aviation administration track. However, he was not flying a UVU aircraft or in on assignment from the University at the time of the crash.
