Pilot Injured As Plane Clips Truck During I-88 Emergency Landing

KANE COUNTY, IL — The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating after a small plane crashed onto Reagan Memorial Tollway on westbound I-88 in Kane County at about 4 p.m. Monday, Illinois State Police said, according to WLS-TV. According to police, the plane's wing clipped a GMC Canyon as it reportedly tried an emergency landing before coming to rest in a grassy median, WLS-TV said. Authorities reported the plane's pilot — the only passenger — suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Police said the driver of the GMC wasn't injured, adding that there was minor damage to the vehicle.

The plane was registered to a Wheaton resident, and took off from Waukegan Airport and headed to Aurora, when the pilot reported having engine trouble, according to state police.

The FAA listed the plane as a Knight-Wilcox Varieze aircraft, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane with two seats.

WLS-TV said one lane of traffic was blocked near Watson Road as a result of the crash in Kane County and reopened about 8:30 p.m. Authorities were unsure of what caused the plane to go down.

The pilot spoke with CBS 2 by phone and said he was "OK but did not want to talk to the media."

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