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Pilot OK after plane crash in Kenosha County

The pilot was able to land in a cornfield
Posted at 4:29 PM, Oct 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-04 18:06:36-04
TOWN OF RANDALL -- A pilot is OK after his plane went down in Kenosha County Tuesday afternoon.
 
The crash happened at approximately 3 p.m. in a cornfield near Hwy KD and Hwy CK in the Town of Randall.
 
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said the plane took off from Burlington and was heading to Chicago Executive Airport when it started experiencing engine problems.  
 
Officials said the pilot, a 72-year-old man from Grayslake, Ill., attempted to land at the Westosha Airport but was unable to and landed in the field.
 
The pilot was not injured and the plane only had moderate damage.