Small plane crashes near suburban Chicago airport
08:57, 6 January 2010
WHEELING, Ill. January 6. KAZINFORM A small cargo jet crashed into a forest preserve Tuesday shortly after being cleared to land at a suburban Chicago airport, officials said, but there was no immediate word on the cause of the crash or the condition of the occupants; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The Learjet went down along the Des Plaines River about 1:30 p.m. after being cleared for visual approach to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, about 15 miles northwest of Chicago, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A pilot and co-pilot were believed to be on board, but it was unclear if there were other passengers, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory said in a recorded phone message.
She said the plane crashed in Glenview, about one mile south of the airport. Firefighters and divers were responding to the scene; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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