Police say a small plane crashed at an air show in central Wisconsin, killing the pilot. A camera from local TV station WAOW caught the plane plunging into a wooded area near the Stevens Point Municipal Airport.
"The 47-year-old pilot was pronounced dead at the scene," said Sergeant Tony Babl of the Stevens Point Police. Sgt Babl added that the pilot's name was not being released, pending notification of his family. He also said the plane did not burn up after hitting the ground. "Didn't see any smoke or fire from the scene and the officers when they arrived confirmed it did not burst into flames."
The crash happened around midday on Sunday at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport. Police say the plane was performing aerial manoeuvres when it went down in a wooded area about 1,000 feet east of the airport runway.
Stevens Point resident Steven Marquardt witnessed the crash and described what he saw. "He was doing his routine, and it looked like he was coming straight down right down behind the tower out in the field.
"Everybody saying he's gotta pull out, gotta pull out, and he just landed dead. It appeared he went out in the woods, there was no smoke, didn't see a fire, anything like that.
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