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MSP: Pilot killed after aircraft crash
Happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday in wooded area
Updated: Monday, 28 Jan 2013, 6:29 AM EST
Published : Saturday, 26 Jan 2013, 8:07 PM EST
NILES, Mich. (WOOD) - One person died after an ultralight aircraft crashed in a wooded area north of downtown Niles.
Michigan State Police confirmed to WNDU that the victim is 50-year-old Christopher McKenna of Elkhart, Ind.
Several emergency departments responded around 4:45 p.m. Saturday to the crash site near Clark Street and M-51, after another pilot spotted the wreckage and called for help.
The cause of the crash is unknown and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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