Fond du Lac County plane crash; 89-year-old pilot dead
Plane crash, Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. - Fond du Lac County Sheriff's officials say a pilot has died after his ultralight airplane crashed on Monday, Sept. 2.
Officials received multiple reports of a possible plane crash around 8:30 p.m. near the area of Townhall Road and Highway 45 in the Township of Auburn.
Deputies responded to the area when an additional witness called 911 and indicated they had located the small aircraft and the pilot in the middle of a cornfield.
The pilot appeared to have significant injuries and was trapped inside the aircraft. Deputies and Campbellsport firefighters were able to locate the downed aircraft and extricate the pilot.
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The pilot, identified as an 89-year-old man from the Campbellsport area, died as a result of his injuries.
The aircraft was considered an ultralight fixed wing aircraft powered by a small engine and propeller.
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The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.