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NTSB releases investigation files on plane crash that left owner of Galt Airport dead near Wonder Lake

The NTSB has released investigation files on the airplane crash that killed a 75-year-old man, who owned Galt Airport, near Wonder Lake in late 2022. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. on November 25, 2022, to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in […]

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NTSB releases preliminary report on plane crash that left owner of Galt Airport dead near Wonder Lake

The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the airplane crash that killed a 75-year-old man, who owned Galt Airport, last month near Wonder Lake. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said Claude Sonday, 75, of Bull Valley, was the pilot who died on November 25. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection […]

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‘Will be missed greatly’: Pilot killed in plane crash near Wonder Lake identified as owner of Galt Airport

Authorities say that 75-year-old Claude Sonday, the owner of Galt Airport, has been identified as the pilot killed in a plane crash near Wonder Lake Friday. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said that an autopsy was performed Tuesday on Sonday, who was a Bull Valley resident. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire […]

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NTSB investigators leading investigation into plane crash that killed 1 near airport in Wonder Lake

The National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation into a plane crash that left a pilot dead near Galt Airport in unincorporated Wonder Lake Friday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated […]

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Pilot killed after two-seater plane crashes at Galt Airport near Wonder Lake

A pilot was killed after a two-seater monoplane crashed at Galt Airport near Wonder Lake Friday evening, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said […]

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Pilot uninjured after plane rolls over during crash at airport near Harvard

A pilot was uninjured after his plane rolled over during a crash at an airport near Harvard that left the plane with “substantial” damage, officials said. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Lake and McHenry County Scanner. A single-engine Stearman B75 biplane was attempting to […]

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No injuries after plane performs emergency landing on Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville

Fire officials say a small plane landed on a busy stretch of Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville after it began experiencing mechanical problems Friday evening. The incident happened around 10:15 p.m. Friday near Trader Joe’s, 1600 South Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department, Countryside Fire Protection District, Vernon Hills Police Department and Libertyville Police […]

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Officials mark 40-year anniversary of military aircraft crash that killed 27 members in McHenry County

40 years ago today, an Illinois National Guard plane exploded mid-air and crashed in McHenry County, killing all 27 military personnel on board. A KC-135A Stratotanker, assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing (AREFW), departed from northern Michigan en route to O’Hare Airport on March 19, 1982. The aircraft was 40 miles northwest of O’Hare […]