Alexander Leamon, 23, of Lena, has been identified as the pilot killed in Tuesday’s crash near the Ogle County Airport.

The pilot of a crop duster plane died in the 9:36 a.m. Tuesday accident, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

The deadly crash marks the second time in the past week a plane has crashed near the French Valley Airport. On Tuesday, a pilot was killed when a single-engine Cessna 172 crashed near the airport.

The community is mourning the loss of Travis and Candace Buchanan and their two young children after their plane crashed while returning from beach vacation.

The plane was trying to ascend before it crashed in a wooded area near the airport, officials said.

Three remain in critical condition. A small skydiving plane carrying 15 people crashed Wednesday evening at an airport in Gloucester County, injuring at least 11 people — some seriously.

8 remain hospitalized from skydiving plane’s crash shortly after takeoff from New Jersey airport Three victims are in critical condition. The single-engine plane crashed near Cross Keys Airport in ...

Multiple people were injured after a skydiving plane crashed at the Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, New Jersey, according to officials.

Six people have been killed in Ohio after a plane crashed in a heavily wooded area shortly after taking off. The incident occurred on Sunday around 7 a.m. local time, just seven minutes after the ...

Two people were killed in a small plane crash Saturday in Capron, Illinois, the Boone County sheriff said. The NTSB is investigating.

Plane Crashes in a Field and First Responders Find Blood Inside the Cockpit. The Pilot Is Still Missing “It was flipped upside down and the occupants were no longer there,” an official in ...

Plane Crashes in a Field and First Responders Find Blood Inside the Cockpit. The Pilot Is Still Missing “It was flipped upside down and the occupants were no longer there,” an official in ...