1 dead in small plane crash in southern Illinois
Posted 10:55 pm, August 30, 2016, by Associated Press, Updated at 10:47pm, August 30, 2016
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) _ Authorities say one person is dead after an ultralight plane crash in southern Illinois.
Jefferson County Coroner Eddie Joe Marks tells The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/2bQhkXF) that one male died.
Marks says the crash happened around 4 p.m. on Tuesday in Mount Vernon.
Marks says an autopsy has been planned.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said late Tuesday that the crash happened just south of the airport in Mount Vernon. He says it’s believed that ultralight is so small that it may not be considered an aircraft and local law enforcement are likely to complete the investigation.
No further details were immediately available.
Coroner confirms fatal Jefferson County plane crash
Jefferson County Coroner Eddie Joe Marks confirmed one death resulting from a ultralight plane crash Tuesday in Jefferson County.
The crash happened sometime around 4 p.m. Marks said the crash was about a half mile south of the airport and that there was one male killed. The name is not being released at this time. The Federal Aviation Administration will arrive Wednesday to investigate. An Autopsy is planned for Thursday, Marks said.
Date:
30-AUG-2016
Time: 16:00
Type: Quicksilver
Owner/operator:
Registration: Unregistered
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Jefferson County, east Mount Vernon, Il -
United States of America Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted farm field terrain south of Mount Vernon Airport (KMVN) in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The ultralight airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/coroner-confirms-fatal-jefferson-county-plane-crash/article_0bcdde64-6f73-5fce-b4a3-a0950b14f672.html
http://fox2now.com/2016/08/30/coroner-1-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-southern-illinois/
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3133268,-88.8558042,15z/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-us
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:30-AUG-16,MOUNT%20VERNON,UNREGISTERED
http://www.quicksilveraircraft.com