Crime & Safety

WISN: Pilot Radios Tower After Landing Upside Down in Marsh

The pilot who crashed his plane in Brookfield on Tuesday afternoon apparently radioed in to say he was having undisclosed problems.

The pilot who crashed his plane in a marsh near the Capitol Airport in Brookfield had made radio contact with the tower at Crites Field in Waukesha, stating he was having problems, according to Patch's media partners at WISN 12 News.

The next time the tower heard from the pilot, he said he was upside down in a marsh near the airport.


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