
Airplane crashes in field near DeKalb with 2 onboard
The two men in the plane were taken to a local hospital.
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The two men in the plane were taken to a local hospital.
An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday.
An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday.
An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday. In a statement, the FAA said the plane, a single-engine Cessna 177, crashed around 12:30 p.m. near the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened in a field behind a business at 260 W. Lincoln Hwy in Cortland.
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