Galesburg Register, (IL) 29 Dec 1973
Plane Crash Kills Family
Cabery, Ill (UPI) – four members of an Illinois Family died in a small plane crash near hear in a heavy snow storm Friday.{28 Dec 1973} Federal Aviation Administration authorities said the plane had been en route from Kenosha, Wis., to Evansville, Ind., when it ran into the unexpected snowstorm near Joliet.
The pilot of the plane, Carl L. Lunsford, 48, Lake Villa, Ill., radioed the Chicago flight service station for directions out of the storm, authorities said. Controllers directed the plane to take a southeasterly course, but Lunsford radioed back he was unable to fly that heading, and instead turned west.
Authorities said a few minutes later, Lunsford radioed a “mayday” distress call to the Chicago control station, then apparently crashed. Rescue planes discovered the downed aircraft about three hours later.
Killed in the crash with Lunsford was his 41-year-old wife and two sons, Brad, 14 and Scott, 16. The couple had two other sons and two other daughters who were not on the plane with them.
Lunsford had rented the plane in Kenosha to make the trip to Evansville.
Plane Crash Kills Family
Cabery, Ill (UPI) – four members of an Illinois Family died in a small plane crash near hear in a heavy snow storm Friday.{28 Dec 1973} Federal Aviation Administration authorities said the plane had been en route from Kenosha, Wis., to Evansville, Ind., when it ran into the unexpected snowstorm near Joliet.
The pilot of the plane, Carl L. Lunsford, 48, Lake Villa, Ill., radioed the Chicago flight service station for directions out of the storm, authorities said. Controllers directed the plane to take a southeasterly course, but Lunsford radioed back he was unable to fly that heading, and instead turned west.
Authorities said a few minutes later, Lunsford radioed a “mayday” distress call to the Chicago control station, then apparently crashed. Rescue planes discovered the downed aircraft about three hours later.
Killed in the crash with Lunsford was his 41-year-old wife and two sons, Brad, 14 and Scott, 16. The couple had two other sons and two other daughters who were not on the plane with them.
Lunsford had rented the plane in Kenosha to make the trip to Evansville.
Galesburg Register, (IL) 29 Dec 1973
Plane Crash Kills Family
Cabery, Ill (UPI) – four members of an Illinois Family died in a small plane crash near hear in a heavy snow storm Friday.{28 Dec 1973} Federal Aviation Administration authorities said the plane had been en route from Kenosha, Wis., to Evansville, Ind., when it ran into the unexpected snowstorm near Joliet.
The pilot of the plane, Carl L. Lunsford, 48, Lake Villa, Ill., radioed the Chicago flight service station for directions out of the storm, authorities said. Controllers directed the plane to take a southeasterly course, but Lunsford radioed back he was unable to fly that heading, and instead turned west.
Authorities said a few minutes later, Lunsford radioed a “mayday” distress call to the Chicago control station, then apparently crashed. Rescue planes discovered the downed aircraft about three hours later.
Killed in the crash with Lunsford was his 41-year-old wife and two sons, Brad, 14 and Scott, 16. The couple had two other sons and two other daughters who were not on the plane with them.
Lunsford had rented the plane in Kenosha to make the trip to Evansville.
Plane Crash Kills Family
Cabery, Ill (UPI) – four members of an Illinois Family died in a small plane crash near hear in a heavy snow storm Friday.{28 Dec 1973} Federal Aviation Administration authorities said the plane had been en route from Kenosha, Wis., to Evansville, Ind., when it ran into the unexpected snowstorm near Joliet.
The pilot of the plane, Carl L. Lunsford, 48, Lake Villa, Ill., radioed the Chicago flight service station for directions out of the storm, authorities said. Controllers directed the plane to take a southeasterly course, but Lunsford radioed back he was unable to fly that heading, and instead turned west.
Authorities said a few minutes later, Lunsford radioed a “mayday” distress call to the Chicago control station, then apparently crashed. Rescue planes discovered the downed aircraft about three hours later.
Killed in the crash with Lunsford was his 41-year-old wife and two sons, Brad, 14 and Scott, 16. The couple had two other sons and two other daughters who were not on the plane with them.
Lunsford had rented the plane in Kenosha to make the trip to Evansville.
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