Owen Knutson, 17, killed, Hunter Gillett, 18, injured in plane crash near Chetek, Wisconsin

Modified Date: 
Thu, 05/25/2017 - 3:36pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Teen killed, another critically injured in plane crash

Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said the plane went down at around 6:30 p.m. south of County Road I near 22 1/2 Street. The two-passenger aircraft was found in the Red Cedar River.

Small plane crash in NW. Wis. kills one teen, seriously injures another

The teen who died was a senior at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School, Fitzgerald said. The other teen is a senior at nearby Cameron High School, and he was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester with serious injuries, the sheriff said.

17-Year-Old Killed in Chetek, Wis, Plane Crash Grew Up Around Airplanes

Authorities said Knutson was piloting the two-seater fixed wing single-engine plane. Authorities said the plane took off from a private air strip south of Chetek.     

People Involved: 
Owen Knutson
Hunter Gillett
Roadway: 
County Road I
City: 
Chetek, WI

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