WASHINGTON COUNTY (WKOW) -- Tuesday morning, around 8:15, the Washington County Sheriff's Office was alerted to a plane crash in the Town of Barton.
Upon arrival, the pilot was located and uninjured.
The investigation shows the 58-year-old pilot, of Harvest, Alabama, had taken off from the EAA Air Venture in Oshkosh at 7:00 a.m. and was traveling to DeKalb, Illinois in a home-built KR2 experimental aircraft.
The pilot has 25 years of flying experience.
Approximately 23 minutes into the flight the engine suffered a mechanical failure which stalled the plane’s engine.
The pilot glided the aircraft for 15 miles attempting to reach a homemade air field in the Town of Barton which no longer exists.
The pilot then landed in a soy bean field, traveled several hundred feet and came to rest in a bordering corn field.
The pilot immediately contacted 911 and notified the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch that he was uninjured.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating this incident and is being assisted by the FAA Milwaukee office.
At this time it is believed that the engine suffered a mechanical failure while in flight.
Source: http://www.wkow.com
MARK A. LANGFORD: http://registry.faa.gov/N891JF
TOWN OF BARTON, Wis. (WFRV) - Police say the pilot of an experimental home built aircraft is uninjured after his plane crashed in a cornfield in Washington County.
The crash happened at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.
The 58-year-old Harvest, AL man, who has 25 years of flying experience left EAA Airventure in Oshkosh at 7 a.m. and was in the air for 23 minutes when the engine experienced mechanical failure.
The pilot glided the pane for 15 miles, trying to reach a homemade airfield that no longer exists. He then landed in a soy bean, skidded several hundred feet and came to rest in a cornfield.
The FAA Milwaukee office is assisting the Washington County Sheriff's Office in the investigation.
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