Winnebago County,WI (WHBL- KFIZ) - Winnebago County Sheriff's officials say two people were able to escape from a plane after it landed on a private airstrip in the Town of Winneconne Saturday afternoon and caught fire.
Deputies responded to the private airstrip at 5691 Courtnery Plummer Road for a fire call. A 1975 Piper Pathfinder P28 single engine plane landed on the airstrip after encourtering engine trouble.
The 62-year-old Aurora, Illiniois man piloting the plane and a 50-year-old woman were able to exit the plane without injuries before the engine caught on fire due to a mechanical issue. The Town of Winneconne/Poygan Fire Department extinguished the fire.
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