GREENLEAF, Idaho -- A pilot barely escaped with his life Monday afternoon after ejecting from a stunt plane moments before it crashed into an alfalfa field in Greenleaf.
A Canyon County Sheriff's deputy says the pilot of the Skybolt plane was doing aerobatic maneuvers around 1 p.m. when he experienced some type of "structural failure."
The pilot was able to avoid homes in the area before parachuting to safety. He was alone in the open cockpit Bi-winged plane and was not injured.
The plane had taken off from the Caldwell Airport. The aircraft appears to be a total loss.
An irrigation system was also damaged in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
