One dead, one badly injured in plane crash in rural southwestern Illinois, police say
One man died and another was seriously injured in a plane crash at roughly 11:30 a.m. Saturday near St. Jacob, according to Illinois State Police.
The plane, a White Piper Comanche 250, took off from nearby St. Louis Metro East Airport/Shafer Field, police said in a news release. The plane lost altitude for unknown reasons and crashed just west of the intersection of Illinois Route 4 and Keck Road.
Robert L. Binger, a 60-year-old man from Lake City, Florida, died in the crash. Buck E. Martin, 39, of Edwardsville, was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
An investigation into the crash was ongoing as of Saturday afternoon.
This story was originally published July 2, 2022 at 3:15 PM.
Kelsey Landis
Belleville News-Democrat