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Two Sheboygan County plane crash victims identified

Posted at 10:14 AM, May 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-27 18:36:56-04
The two men who died from a single-engine plane crash in a Sheboygan County Friday have been identified by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office.
 
The victims have been identified as:
  • Dennis D. Hall, 67, of McHenry, Illinois
  • Philip J. Smecko, 19, of Janesville

Hall was the pilot and Smecko was his passenger. 

The crash happened Friday afternoon. A witness called 911 to report that a plane had crashed in the area of County Highway O and Willow Road. Officers were directed to a farm field and found the debris.
 
 Authorities say there were no survivors.
 
 The plane was an Aerotek Pitts S-2A Fixed Wing Single-Engine aircraft, and authorities believe it is not from Sheboygan County.
 
 Sheriff's officials say the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating with the sheriff's department.

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