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Small plane crashes into garage near Chicago, killing pilot
Associated Press
HOMER GLEN, Ill. - A small U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration plane crashed in a residential area Friday, killing the pilot, who had reported engine trouble shortly before, officials said.
No one was injured on the ground after the twin-engine Cessna crashed into a detached garage in the village of Homer Glen, authorities said.
The pilot had worked for the DEA since 1989, and had been a member of the DEA Airwing since 1999. His name was not immediately released.
"We are shocked and saddened at the loss of one of our DEA family members on the eve of Memorial Day weekend when the nation stops to honor those who have given their life in service of their country," DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy said in a press release.
The pilot had reported engine trouble shortly before the crash, which occurred about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The plane took off from Midway Airport and crashed around 2:30 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said.
Witnesses heard the engine sputter and then cut out as the plane turned north, apparently heading toward an open field, sheriff's spokesman Pat Barry said. It clipped some trees and narrowly missed hitting a house, he said.
The aircraft had been headed to St. Louis, where it was stationed, at the time of the accident, Tandy said. The DEA did not immediately describe how it used the plane.
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Small plane crashes into garage near Chicago, killing pilot
Associated Press
HOMER GLEN, Ill. - A small U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration plane crashed in a residential area Friday, killing the pilot, who had reported engine trouble shortly before, officials said.
No one was injured on the ground after the twin-engine Cessna crashed into a detached garage in the village of Homer Glen, authorities said.
The pilot had worked for the DEA since 1989, and had been a member of the DEA Airwing since 1999. His name was not immediately released.
"We are shocked and saddened at the loss of one of our DEA family members on the eve of Memorial Day weekend when the nation stops to honor those who have given their life in service of their country," DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy said in a press release.
The pilot had reported engine trouble shortly before the crash, which occurred about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The plane took off from Midway Airport and crashed around 2:30 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said.
Witnesses heard the engine sputter and then cut out as the plane turned north, apparently heading toward an open field, sheriff's spokesman Pat Barry said. It clipped some trees and narrowly missed hitting a house, he said.
The aircraft had been headed to St. Louis, where it was stationed, at the time of the accident, Tandy said. The DEA did not immediately describe how it used the plane.
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