Emergency crews responded to a reported aircraft crash in the Santa Ynez Valley on Friday afternoon.

At approximately 5 p.m., personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 900 block of Airport Road at the Santa Ynez Airport.

A gyrocopter with a single occupant crashed, according to emergency dispatch reports.

The pilot, whose name wasn’t released, reportedly was walking around at the scene.

Santa Barbara County Fire Department spokesperson Karen Cruz-Orduña said the single occupant had minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by American Medical Response ambulance.

The airport temporarily shut down following the collision and reopened just before 7 p.m., according to Cruz-Orduña.

Federal Aviation Administration records listed the aircraft as experimental and under the homebuilt category. The agency issued the certificate on Feb. 28, 2025 with the expiration set for 2032.

John Easterling, Olivia Newton-John‘s widower, is named as the manufacturer of the rotorcraft on an FAA database.The aircraft’s registered owner is a Jupiter, Florida company with ties to Easterling, according to government records.

The gyrocopter came from a kit model known as Kallithea and manufactured by Niki Rotor Aviation in Bulgaria.