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Hinckley plane crash leaves 1 man dead, 3-year-old with injuries
A plane crash in Hinckley left one person dead Saturday afternoon, according to the Hinckley Fire Protection District.
Around 2:33 p.m. on Saturday, officials responded to a plane that crashed in a farm field west of Hinckley Airfield.
The pilot, a 51-year-old man from Maple Park, was extracted from the plane and given emergency medical aid, but ultimately succumbed to his injuries on the scene, officials said. His identity has not yet been released to the public.
A boy, 3, who was a passenger in the plane crash also sustained non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb and later transferred to Lurie Children's Hospital in stable condition, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said.
The plane that crashed was a single-engine 1946 Aerona 7 AC, the sheriff's office said.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating the crash.
