Island Plane Crash Under Investigation

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A pilot in his 70s is dead after crashing his twin engine plane on Beaver Island in northern Michigan last night. Charlvoix County Sheriff Charles Vondra told Michigan News Network the victim owns a home on the island and may have been heading to southern Michigan.

“A witness who was person that worked at the airport was not working, but lived near where the crash was and heard what they had thought was an airplane trying to climb and then heard a crash,” Vondra said.

Vondra says they’ve notified the NTSB and the FAA, but says they’re not going to investigate until the partial government shutdown is over. He says they’re collecting evidence and photos, but says snow is on the way which could make the investigation more difficult. The victim’s name isn’t being released until family is notified.