BRODHEAD - A Texas pilot was Med-flighted to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison after his plane crashed Sunday, July 22, near the Brodhead Airport.
Kevin M. Purtee, 50, Austin, crashed into a cornfield in the N2300 block of Bellanca Lane in the Town of Spring Grove at 2:47 p.m., according to the Green County Sheriff's Department. He had been headed back to the airport after his small plane experienced engine problems.
Purtee was extricated from the plane by the Brodhead Fire Department. He is expected to fully recover, said Mike Weeden of the Experimental Aircraft Association chapter in Brodhead.
Purtee's seatbelt "saved his life," Weeden said.
The plane was severely damaged and transported back to the Brodhead Airport.
The Juda Fire Department, Monroe EMS, Brodhead EMS and the Brodhead Police Department assisted at the scene. The Federal Aviation Association also assisted at the scene and is investigating the crash.
Kevin M. Purtee, 50, Austin, crashed into a cornfield in the N2300 block of Bellanca Lane in the Town of Spring Grove at 2:47 p.m., according to the Green County Sheriff's Department. He had been headed back to the airport after his small plane experienced engine problems.
Purtee was extricated from the plane by the Brodhead Fire Department. He is expected to fully recover, said Mike Weeden of the Experimental Aircraft Association chapter in Brodhead.
Purtee's seatbelt "saved his life," Weeden said.
The plane was severely damaged and transported back to the Brodhead Airport.
The Juda Fire Department, Monroe EMS, Brodhead EMS and the Brodhead Police Department assisted at the scene. The Federal Aviation Association also assisted at the scene and is investigating the crash.