Cell Tower Survives Plane Crash

December 17, 2014

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A Verizon cell tower at the corner of East Tampa St. and North Benton Ave. in Springfield, Missouri, is still standing after a small private airplane clipped it and flew a mile and a half before crashing into a vacant lot on the Evangel University campus.

Although there was reportedly a fire, the fuselage remained intact and all four occupants survived. A witness said the single-engine plane hit the tower with its right wing and fuel began to spew out this side. The tower did not lose service because of the incident according to officials at the carrier.