WOODVILLE | Small Plane Crashes Near U.S. 20 After Reported Engine Trouble; One Injured

Wood County Fire and EMS dispatch audio, Nov. 12, 2026. Auto-captured radio traffic; not an official report.

Sandusky County dispatch audio, Nov. 12, 2026: deputies walk out to the plane in a field off Fostoria Road. Auto-captured radio traffic; not an official report.

WOODVILLE, Ohio — A small plane went down Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, 2026, near U.S. 20 (Fremont Pike) and Fostoria Road west of Woodville, near the U.S. 23 interchange in Sandusky County, after the pilot reportedly called in engine trouble. One person was hurt.

Fire and EMS dispatchers were alerted about 2:43 p.m. to a single-occupant plane crash. According to dispatch radio traffic, the pilot reported engine trouble shortly before contact with the aircraft was lost, and air traffic control confirmed the aircraft was a Mooney, a small single-engine plane.

Woodville Township Fire Department, Troy Township Fire Department and the Sandusky County Sheriff’s Office responded. Lake Township Fire was called in on mutual aid with additional equipment, and Freedom Township crews were also dispatched to the area.

The person aboard suffered a broken ankle and cuts to the right hand, according to scanner reports. Dispatch traffic referenced one patient.

Authorities have not released the name of the person aboard or the cause of the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration typically investigates crashes involving small aircraft.

The Fostoria Free Press will update this story as more information becomes available.

Source: Bowling Green OH Scanner & News and Wood County Fire and EMS dispatch radio traffic.