Sunday, April 12, 2015

ANOTHER FIERY ULTRALIGHT PLANE CRASH, 77-YEAR OLD ICAROS DEAD IN WISCONSIN









APRIL 11, 2015

EAGLE POINT, WISCONSIN

A man, 77, from rural Cornell is dead after a small plane crash in Chippewa County. It happened this morning in a field south of the 14000 block of 105th avenue in the Town of Eagle Point.

Witnesses say the plane was coming in to land at Rosenbaum Field, a small airport in Chippewa County.

The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office says the pilot took off, made a turn, and the nose went down. Deputies say the plane wasn't more than 1,000 feet from the runway.

Around 11:32 this morning, deputies responded to a report of a small plane that had crashed, and burst into flames, in the field just south of the airport
By the time we arrived on scene, crews had everything picked up.

Their investigation revealed that it was a single passenger Ultra-Light aircraft.
They say the Chippewa County Coroner did pronounce the only passenger deceased at the scene, and the name of the deceased will be released at a later date.

We did talk with some pilots who were here this afternoon. They said it was a perfect day to fly, and don't think weather conditions could have caused the crash.

Right now deputies are not releasing the name of that victim. The FAA is assisting the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department in this investigation. 

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Chippewa County authorities say a man has died in the crash of a single-engine ultralight plane in the Town of Eagle Point.

Chief Deputy Chad Holum tells the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram the pilot was a man in his late 70s. 

The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday near a local airstrip. Holum says the pilot took off, made a turn, and the nose went down. He says the plane wasn't more than 1,000 feet from the runway. The plane burst into flames at impact. 

The pilot died at the scene. His name hasn't been released pending notification of relatives. 

Holum says the cause of the crash wasn't immediately known, but it was windy at the scene. He says the Federal Aviation Administration will take over the investigation.

Date:
11-APR-2015
Time:
11:32
Type:
Airplane
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities:
Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Near Rosenbaum Field Airport (3WI9), Chippewa Falls, WI - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/N.gif  United States of America
Phase:
Take off
Nature:
Unknown
Departure airport:
Rosenbaum Field (3WI9)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft impacted open field terrain in Eagle Point near Rosenbaum Field Airport (3WI9), Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
The airplane was partially consumed by the post impact fire and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
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