LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Audio recordings detail the moments after a plane crash in St. Matthews on Friday evening.

Three people were taken to local hospitals after a small plane crashed near Baptist Health Louisville in St. Matthews around 6 p.m. near Breckenridge Lane and Kresge Way.

Traffic lined Breckenridge Lane as the plane hit the street. 

Jim Brinkman was trying to get to Home Depot, close to where the crash happened.

"Everything was basically shut down," Brinkman said. "It took us a tough time to get there."

Darrell Watson, with Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said the Piper PA 28 aircraft was on approach to land on a runway at Bowman Field when it "descended onto Breckinridge Lane and made contact with a motor vehicle on landing." The plane also took out two utility lines and some traffic lights near Baptist East Hospital.

Breckenridge Lane runs parallel to an apartment complex near Interstate 64.

"I've had a daughter and a daughter-in-law live in these apartments, so I'm very familiar with them and last night, it was unbelievable," Brinkman said.

A source close to the investigation told WDRB there was an instructor pilot and a student passenger on the plane when it experienced an engine issue while flying near the Lewis & Clark Bridge. That's when the pilot took over and attempted to get the plane back to Bowman Field. 

In an audio recording, another pilot is heard saying, "the aircraft went down just over to your left. Do you see anything on the ground there?"

Audio from the plane details how Bowman Field tried to locate the crash.

"Do you know if it was on the golf course?"

"I'm not sure, it's hard to tell from here. It looked like possibly on the golf course."

Witnesses near the crash captured video of efforts to get the people injured out of harms way.

Another pilot is heard saying, "Yeah that aircraft just went down right in front of the hospital. Ambulance is at him now, looks like all the occupants are out. Emergency services are already on scene. The aircraft is wrecked, but everyone is okay."

The pilot used "extensive training and skills" to navigate the landing, but hit something before making it to the ground, the source said. The student was able to get out of the plane on their own, but the pilot had to be extracted. The pilot suffered a broken femur, but is stable. The source did not know the condition of anyone else involved. 

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, and hopefully all them make it back home," Brickman said.

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