Bloomington, Illinois, pilot injured last week in Iowa City crash released from University Hospitals

From Bloomington Pantagraph:

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A Bloomington pilot injured when his single-engine plane crashed Tuesday morning in Iowa City reportedly has been released from the hospital.Lewis Martin, of the 1900 block of Longwood Lane, was flying a single-engine Socata turboprop that crashed shortly after leaving an Iowa City airport about 10 a.m.A passenger, Sydney Blanton, 2, died about eight hours after the crash, according to the Johnston County medical examiner's office. ...[Illinois State University President Al] Bowman said he was told Martin is distraught over the crash and the young girl's death, and it is unclear if he will continue flying. He said the man suffered a broken nose and required some stitches on his face and head, but he does not know of any injuries that would prevent him from flying. ...

Lewis Martin, of the 1900 block of Longwood Lane, was flying a single-engine Socata turboprop that crashed shortly after leaving an Iowa City airport about 10 a.m.

A passenger, Sydney Blanton, 2, died about eight hours after the crash, according to the Johnston County medical examiner's office. ...

[Illinois State University President Al] Bowman said he was told Martin is distraught over the crash and the young girl's death, and it is unclear if he will continue flying. He said the man suffered a broken nose and required some stitches on his face and head, but he does not know of any injuries that would prevent him from flying. ...

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