WHEELING, Ill. (CBS/WBBM) - One person was killed and another injured when a small single-engine airplane that took off from an airport in northwest suburban Wheeling but tried to turn back because of engine problems crashed in a nearby parking lot.
The small, single-engine Beachcraft airplane took off from runway 34 at Chicago Executive Airport, according to FAA officials. The pilot was about 1/2 mile away from the runway when he reported a rough-running engine and requested to return.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/12/22/small-plane-crashes-in-wheeling/
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