A UNC Health plane crashed at RDU Wednesday, temporarily shutting down air traffic

A UNC Health medical plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday morning, shutting down air traffic and leaving two injured.

The latest: UNC Health confirmed on Wednesday that the plane was carrying Paul Chelminski, an internal medicine physician at UNC. Chelminski was returning from Wilmington, where he had given a lecture at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Both Chelminski and Art Johnson , the pilot, were injured in the crash.

• Chelminski was transported to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and was discharged later in the afternoon.
• Johnson was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham, and remains there in fair condition, a UNC Health spokesperson said on Thursday. UNC said they are "optimistic" he will make a full recovery.

UNC Health said it is pausing its air operations, which include two other planes, and is working with federal investigators to analyze the crash.

• A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration said the crash was caused by a failed landing, ABC11 reported .

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