Firefighters with the Hickory Fire Department responded to a plane crash in Hickory on Tuesday night, according to officials. Officials said on Tuesday, April 1, just before 8 p.m., firefighters responded to a reported crash at the Hickory Regional Airport.

A Cessna 172 plane veered off the runway at Hickory Regional Airport; the sole pilot was injured and hospitalized. Investigation into the cause is underway.

A plane crashed off the side of a runway at Hickory Regional Airport on Tuesday , leaving the pilot injured and prompting the closure of the airport's runway. Hickory firefighters responded to the reported crash around 8 p.