2 Die in Wisconsin Plane Crash into Lake Winnebago

July 27th, 2011 | Other accidents

July 27, 2011 A 47-year-old man from Makanda, Illinois, and 36-year-old woman from Kimberly, Wisconsin, died Monday, July 26, when their plane crashed into Lake Winnebago. The male was piloting the 1940 Piper Club, which was returning from the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The plane was registered to Wilmington, Delaware’s Tri Star… Read More

Pilot Ejects from Fighter Jet Prior to Wisconsin Crash

June 8th, 2011 | Other accidents

June 8, 2011 A Wisconsin National Guard airplane crashed into an empty house in the Township of New Chester yesterday but its pilot managed to safely eject from the plane just prior to the crash. The pilot, who is a member of the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, ejected from… Read More