A small airplane crashed just before 11:30 Thursday morning at the Centralia Airport.

The pilot was reportedly the only occupant of the plane that apparently crashed upon takeoff. He was injured but awake and conscious when emergency personnel arrived at the crash scene.

He was taken by ambulance to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia but was airlifted out a short time later.

Centralia police, LIfestar, and Centralia Fire Department responded to the crash.