Crime & Safety

Pilot Injured in Wind-Related Plane Crash at Bolingbrook Airport

The plane was taking off when it was caught by the wind and pulled down, according to police.

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Wind caused a small plane to overturn at Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook Friday afternoon.

According to Bolingbrook Police Lt. Carter Larry, wind caught the plane as it pulled off the runway and pulled it into the dirt.

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"The plane rolled down (an) embankment and flipped," Larry said.

The pilot was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries.

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