The pilot of a GA aircraft flying to Wisconsin was killed in a crash near Chicago Thursday. The crash set a house on fire in a residential area. Local news reports say the unidentified pilot was the only one on board the plane. The aircraft departed Florida, stopped in Tennessee and was headed for Oshkosh when it crashed in a neighborhood in Plainfield, adjacent to the city of Joliet, according to a CBS report.
FAA investigators were on the scene and the aircraft was identified by the NTSB as a Piper PA-30 twin, according to a Chicago Tribune report. There were no reported injuries on the ground and one person who was alone in the house was able to evacuate when the crash occurred about 11:14 a.m., the report said. Residents in the neighborhood found debris scattered around the area, and authorities found debris as far as a mile away. Fire officials believe the aircraft crashed on the ground next to the house, setting it on fire. Also found were an engine, propeller and a fuel tank. Firefighters doused the house fire, which consumed the second floor of the structure.
