Updated at 12AM
Shortly before 3 PM this afternoon, a small plane that had just taken off from the Chicago Executive Airport (also known as Palwaukee) reported engine trouble and initiated a turn to return to the airport. However, during the maneuver, the aircraft lost altitude and clipped a building located at 760 S. Wolf Road before crashing into the rear parking lot of the facility. The crash also resulted in damage to two vehicles. There were two people on board the plane—one of whom tragically lost their life in the incident, while the other survived. The survivor was found about 30 feet away from the wreckage by first responders and was suffering from burns and multiple fractures. He was quickly secured and transported via a Flight-For-Life medical helicopter to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge for further treatment.
A detailed account of the event can be found
here. The Wheeling Fire Department and Prospect Heights Fire Department both provide emergency services for the airport, so both agencies were dispatched to the scene. Wheeling Engine 23 was the first fire unit to arrive, and firefighters used hand lines from the engine along with foam from the Prospect Heights Crash Truck 39 to suppress the fire.
Larry Shapiro, who was on-site, has shared a gallery of 100 photos capturing the aftermath of the crash
here.
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The plane hit one car on impact and the resulting fire damaged several others. Larry Shapiro photo
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Firefighters advance a foam line on the crash after the bulk of fire was knocked down by the ARFF. Larry Shapiro photo
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The small plane hit several cars in the parking lot in an industrial park just northwest of the Chicago Executive Airport. Larry Shapiro photo
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Firefighters douse the smoldering wreckage of a single engine plane that crashed in Wheeling, IL. Larry Shapiro photo
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Wheeling Engine 23 and Prospect Heights Crash Truck 39 handled the suppression of the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
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Paramedics transfer care of the patient to the Flight For Life helicopter crew to transport the patient to a trauma center. Larry Shapiro photo
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The patient is loaded into the helicopter for the trip to the trauma center. Larry Shapiro photo
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Part of the debris field is visible along the path the plane took just prior to impact. Larry Shapiro photo
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One individual perished in the crash and another survived. Larry Shapiro photo
A short cell phone video captured just before the arrival of emergency services can be viewed
here.
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