Pilot, Child Die In Small Plane Crash Near Frankenmuth
A 55-year-old man and his 9-year-old grandson have been killed in a small plane crash near a private airstrip in near Frankenmuth.
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A 55-year-old man and his 9-year-old grandson have been killed in a small plane crash near a private airstrip in near Frankenmuth.
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