THURSDAY 7/29/2021 1:29 p.m.
RIPON, Wis. (WFRV) – A plane was making its way to EAA from Indiana before it suffered some mechanical issue causing the pilot to try to land in a field.
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, four people were on the 1933 Stinson single-engine plane. The field was reportedly wet which caused the plane to flip.
No serious injuries are reported.
The four people on the plane were:
- 40-year-old Justin Click from Hobart, Indiana
- His 11-year-old daughter
- 18-year-old Malachais Schavey from Hobart, Indiana
- 20-year-old Ryan Baimakovich from Hobart, Indiana
The 40-year-old was the pilot and he suffered a cut to the head, but signed a release to not go with the ambulance.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will handle the investigation.
Local 5 will update this story as more information is released.
UPDATE: Four people inside plane that crashed in Ripon
THURSDAY 7/29/2021 1:20 p.m.
RIPON, Wis. (WFRV) – Four people were inside a plane that crashed in Fond du Lac County.
According to a witness, there were four people inside the plane. None were seriously injured.
There was no further information provided.
Local 5 will update this story as more information is released.
ORIGINAL: Fond du Lac County Sheriff: Plane crash in Ripon
THURSDAY 7/29/2021 12:43 p.m.
RIPON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a plane has crashed in Ripon.
There was no further information regarding the incident. Local 5 has a reporter on the scene in the area of County Road E and Locust Road in Ripon.
Ripon was hit hard by severe weather, and the city asked residents to be ‘cautious’ with their water.
This is a developing story, Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
