OPHELIA—At approximately 4:45 p.m. Saturday, October 4, Virginia State Police (VSP) responded to a reported plane crash at the Federhart-Ophelia Stolport (VA-99) airstrip off Flood Point Road in Northumberland County.
The crash involved a 1972 Bellanca 7GCBC fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft. The pilot, Thomas Edward Eure, 71, of Lanexa was not injured, reported VSP Division I public information officer Sgt. Jessica B. Shehan.
Eure was participating in the 2025 sixth annual Fall Fly-In event at the airstrip. During departure, the aircraft became airborne before veering left and striking the tree line adjacent to the runway.
The Federal Aviation Administration was notified and assumed the investigation moving forward. No other injuries or property damage have been reported.
