2 Die in Wisconsin Plane Crash

Local officials report that two people have died in the crash of a small plane near the Burlington, Wis., airport, an FAA spokesman said. The crash of the single-engine Grumman AA1 happened about 1:26 p.m. near the airport as the ariplane tried to land, said Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. There were two people on board, and local officials were reporting to the FAA that they both died, but FAA officials have not independently verified that, he said. The… (my.chicagotribune.com) さらに...

Pilot killed when small plane crashes near Rockford IL

The pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed into a cornfield about 5 to 8 miles southeast of Rockford this morning, officials said. The single-engine plane went down shortly after 8 a.m. not far from the Rockford airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot radioed around 8 a.m. that the plane was on fire and the pilot was trying to make it to the airport, according to Rockford Fire Chief Derek Bergsten. (www.chicagotribune.com) さらに...