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1 dead, 2 injured in Clark County plane crash

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1 dead, 2 injured in Clark County plane crash
A Federal Aviation Administration official says a small plane has crashed in central Wisconsin.FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the single-engine Cessna 182 went down in Clark County near Owen about mid-morning Monday.Cory says the 4-seat Cessna was traveling from Menominee, Michigan to Litchfield, Minnesota.Sheriff Gregory Herrick said the pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing on a road when a wing caught on a tree along side the road and crashed into several other trees.The pilot and one passenger were taken to an area hospital by ambulance.  A third person aboard the plane died at the scene.The accident is being investigated by the FAA and the Clark County Sheriff's Office.Mobile users - Tap here to view photos from the scene

A Federal Aviation Administration official says a small plane has crashed in central Wisconsin.

FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the single-engine Cessna 182 went down in Clark County near Owen about mid-morning Monday.

Cory says the 4-seat Cessna was traveling from Menominee, Michigan to Litchfield, Minnesota.

Sheriff Gregory Herrick said the pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing on a road when a wing caught on a tree along side the road and crashed into several other trees.

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The pilot and one passenger were taken to an area hospital by ambulance.  A third person aboard the plane died at the scene.

The accident is being investigated by the FAA and the Clark County Sheriff's Office.


Mobile users - Tap here to view photos from the scene