approach to Akron Fulton International Airport. Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion, and seeing smoke/flames as the crash occurred. All nine occupants of the aircraft, including both pilots, were killed in the crash. Akron police units were the first to report to the scene, followed shortly by firefighters and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched an incident team to the site of the crash. On July 4, 2022, a Cessna Skyhawk Cessna 172 flying from Chambers Airport in Tunkannock, Pennsylvania to Weltzien Skypark Airport crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Akron Fulton Intl Airport about a mile Northeast of the runway in Ellet Community Center parking lot. Both pilot and passenger survived the crash. Preliminary investigations suggest the crash was due to fuel exhaustion. References External links Akron Executive Airport website Shorty Fulton Collection from the Summit Memory Project Aerial image as of 30 September 2001 from USGS The National Map Airports in Ohio Transportation in Akron, Ohio Gliding in the United States Airports established in 1929 1929 establishments in Ohio