Plane Crash at FDL Airport

Update:

Two men from Santa Fe, New Mexico were seriously injured when their plane crashed at the Fond du Lac County Airport Thursday morning. Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says a number of people at a business off the airport property saw the plane crash. He says it appeared the operator lost control of the plane during a landing or banking maneuver and crashed in the northwest corner of the airport. The plane had a mechanical problem while trying to return to the airport. Fond du Lac and Town of Fond du Lac Fire Departments responded to the scene as well. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Peter O’Leary says they treated the two men that were in the heavily damaged single engine plane. They were then flown out by Flight for Life and ThedaStar helicopters. Both the pilot 78-year-old David Spencer and his passenger 71-year-old Rafael Chaves were taken to ThedaCare in Neenah. Spencer had critical injuries and Chaves injuries were serious.

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Two men were critically injured when their plane crashed at the Fond du Lac County Airport Thursday morning. Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says a number of people at a business off the airport property saw the plane crash. He says it appeared the operator lost control of the plane during a landing or banking maneuver and crashed in the northwest corner of the airport. Fond du Lac and Town of Fond du Lac Fire Departments responded to the scene as well. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Peter O’Leary says they treated the two men that were in the heavily damaged single engine plane. They were then flown out by Flight for Life and ThedaStar helicopters. The airport remains open, but the scene was closed so the FAA could investigate the crash. The crash was reported at 8:21 a.m. Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue photo above.

–from FDL County Sheriff’s Department–

On Thursday, July 28th at 8:21 am the 911 Center received multiple reports of a small plane crash at the NW corner of the Fond du Lac County Airport.

 

Responding agencies: Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, Town of Fond du Lac Fire, FDL Sheriff’s Office, Flight for Life, Theda Star and the FAA.

 

Preliminary information from witnesses indicates the plane was low, it appeared as if it was going to land, the plane banked abruptly and crashed. There were 2 males in a small single engine plane, both sustained critical injuries and were transported to Thedacare Medical Center  by Flight for Life and Theda Star Helicopters.

 

Any further information will need to be released by the FAA as they investigate this matter.