Friday, July 3, 2015

Cessna 172 small plane crashes in Bartlett, Illinois


A single-engine plane has crashed in the northwestern suburb of Bartlett, officials said.

The Cessna 172 crashed in a field near 1390 Newcastle Lane around 4 p.m. Friday, the officials said.

One person was on board the plane but there was no immediate word on injuries, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Aerial footage showed the plane broke into at least two major pieces on impact.
Kathleen Marmitt, who lives on Newcastle Lane near the site of the plane crash, said she didn’t hear anything. She knew something had happened when she saw people running near her house and heard helicopters overhead.

Marmitt said she could see no damage to any houses near hers.