Gust of wind causes plane to crash in Livingston County
12 Feb, 2024
By Dane Kelly
, Click on Detroit
Green oak township
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Michigan
Green Oak Township, Livingston County
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Livingston County
east of Whitmore Lake
A crash in Green Oak Township resulted in a small plane being caught and suspended in trees near a private airfield.
It happened at about 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, near the intersection of Eight Mile and Rushton roads. Police said the pilot, a 72-year-old man from Canton, was not injured in the crash and was able to get to the ground safely. He told police he was coming in for a landing when a gust of wind caused the plane to roll to the left, a wing clipped a tree branch and the plane “cartwheeled” into the trees.