Two Die In AirVenture Cub Crash

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Key Takeaways:

  • A 1940 Piper Cub crashed in Lake Winnebago, about five miles from Wittman Regional Airport, resulting in two fatalities.
  • The man and woman onboard were attending AirVenture and were reportedly on a local sightseeing flight.
  • Unconfirmed reports suggest the crash may have occurred during an attempted emergency landing on the lake.
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Two people died in the crash of a 1940 Piper Cub in Lake Winnebago, about five miles from Wittman Regional Airport. The man and woman onboard were attending AirVenture and there are unconfirmed reports that they were on a local sightseeing flight when they may have attempted an emergency landing on the lake. Names were not immediately released.

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