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Pilot injured in Richland County plane crash; emergency responders treated for heat exhaustion
By Calahan Steed
LONE ROCK, Wis. (WMTV) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday there was a plane crash in the Sextonville area.
According to the sheriff’s office, a single-engine aircraft operated by Peter Aarsvold began experiencing problems shortly into the flight.
Aarsvold, 67, of Verona, indicated to the plane’s owner, Arthur Simpson, 76, of Richland Center, that he thought the plane was going down, the sheriff’s office said.
The plane crashed into a swamp and marsh area behind a home in rural Richland County, near US Highway 14 near Lone Rock. 
While trapped inside the cockpit, Aarsvold called 911 and remained on the phone with dispatchers until emergency responders reached him.
A homeowner who saw the plane crash into the marsh also called 911, the sheriff’s office explained.
According to the sheriff’s office, emergency personnel navigated approximately 700 feet through challenging swamp and marsh terrain to reach the GPS location of Aarsvold’s cell phone.
A drone was also used to monitor the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Once emergency responders got Aarsvold out of the plane, he was carried to a location accessible by a Wisconsin DNR airboat.
Aarsvold was conscious and alert and was taken by Med Link to Gundersen Hospital for treatment.
Multiple emergency responders were taken by Richland County EMS to Richland Hospital for evaluation and treatment of dehydration and heat exhaustion.
The crash remains under investigation by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin DNR and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Richland County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Richland Center Fire Department, Lone Rock EMS, Lone Rock Fire Department, Cazenovia Fire Department, Muscoda Fire Department, Avoca PD, WI DNR, Med Link, Richland County Emergency Management, Wegner Towing, Richland County Sheriff Drone Team, Richland County EMS, Spring Green Fire Department and All American Do It Center Richland Center.
https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/10/12/richland-county-sheriffs-office-responding-plane-crash-sextonville-area/
Pilot dies after ultralight plane crash in Newberg
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said the pilot was conscious when crews arrived, but his condition "worsened rapidly" and he didn't survive.
Author: KGW Digital
NEWBERG, Ore. — A pilot has died following a crash involving an ultralight plane in Newberg late Monday afternoon, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.
In a post on social media at 4:40 p.m., TVF&R said the crash happened along Northeast Aviation Way, near Northeast Dopp Road and Yamhill-Newberg Highway. Chehalem Airpark is located in the area. 
TVF&R initially said medics were evaluating the pilot, who was conscious when crews arrived, and that LifeFlight had been activated. Crews from TVF&R and Dundee Fire provided him with medical aid. However, TVF&R later said his condition "worsened rapidly" and he didn't survive his injuries.
The name of the pilot has not yet been released. No one else was on board the plane.
Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott said the pilot crashed in a field adjacent to the airpark. Elliott said that the pilot had departed from the airpark, had some flight time and was expected to land at the same location.
"It's a smaller air field, but it is one that is used fairly heavily (by) a lot of small plane owners and pilots, and then also some helicopter activity out here," Elliott said. "Some of it also having to do with some of the agricultural industry that we have in the county, so it is a well-known and well-used airstrip."
Elliott said the sheriff's office is in communication with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, and personnel from both federal agencies are responding to the scene.
KGW has reached out to the FAA and the NTSB, and is waiting to hear back.
The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office and the county's medical examiner's office are investigating.
https://www.kgw.com/article/traffic/incidents/newberg-ultralight-plane-crash/283-3a21d110-3071-46b4-ba02-e40e6466e975
NTSB Prelim: Cessna 172B Airplane Then Rolled To The Left, Its Nose Dropped
Airplane Then Rolled To The Left, Its Nose Dropped, And It Subsequently Impacted A Farm Field About 450 Ft North Of The Runway
Location: Royal City, WA Accident Number: WPR26FA354Â
Date & Time: September 23, 2026, 17:11 Local Registration: N44PÂ
Aircraft: Cessna 172B Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On September 23, 2026, about 1711 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172B, N44P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Royal City, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot’s family, he departed from a private airstrip on his property at about 1630. Shortly thereafter, a worker at a farm located near B & G Farms Airport (4WA0), Royal City, Washington, saw the airplane land on runway 7. The worker periodically turned his attention to the airplane and saw it back-taxi to the approach end of runway 7 and stand with the engine running for about 20 minutes.
The witness saw the airplane taxi in one or two circles before it lined up with runway 7 and began its departure roll. The airplane’s takeoff appeared normal until it rotated into a nose high pitch attitude as it passed a building located alongside the runway. The airplane began to climb steeply, yawed left, and overflew a road and residence. The airplane then rolled to the left, its nose dropped, and it subsequently impacted a farm field about 450 ft north of the runway. The witness stated he could hear the airplane’s engine running during the entire flight without any irregularities or changes in tone.
The airplane came to rest inverted on an approximate magnetic heading of 070°. The first identified point of impact was a divot in soft mud that contained fragments of the landing and taxi light lens from the left wing. The left wing was crushed aft outboard of the lift strut, and mud had adhered to the leading edge. The right wing leading edge was crushed aft. Both flaps appeared to be in the retracted position. The engine, engine mount, and firewall were displaced aft. The pilot’s seat was separated from the seat rails and the seat pins were bent. The seat rails were partially separated from the floor, and one seat rail was bent around the seat base roller assembly. The wreckage was retained for further examination.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
54 Years ago today: On 13 October 1972 A Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild FH-227D flying a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the Andes Mountains, killing 29 occupants; 16 survived the accident. Survivors were found and rescued over two months after the accident.
| Date: | Friday 13 October 1972 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Fairchild FH-227D |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya - FAU |
| Registration: | T-571 |
| MSN: | 572 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 792 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near El Tiburcio - Â Argentina |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME) |
| Destination airport: | Santiago-Pudahuel Airport (SCL/SCEL) |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
A Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild FH-227D flying a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the Andes Mountains, killing 29 occupants; 16 survived the accident. Survivors were found and rescued over two months after the accident.
Members of the amateur Old Christians Club rugby union team from Montevideo, Uruguay, were scheduled to play a match against the Old Boys Club, an English rugby team in Santiago, Chile. A Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild FH-227D was chartered to fly the team over the Andes mountain range to Santiago. The aircraft carried 40 passengers and 5 crew members. The passengers included 19 members of the team, along with their families, supporters, and friends.
The aircraft departed Montevideo Airport on 12 October 1972, but a storm front over the Andes forced them to stop overnight in Mendoza, Argentina.
The flight took off at 14:18 from Mendoza the next day. The pilot flew south from Mendoza towards Malargüe radiobeacon at FL180. The flight radioed the Malargüe Airport with their position and told them they would reach the Planchón Pass at 15:21. The plan was to cross the pass to the Curicó radiobeacon. From there the aircraft was to turn north and descend towards Santiago.
The flight crew mistakenly believed they had reached Curicó and began descending too early.
The aircraft struck a mountain, initially shearing off both wings and the tail section. The remaining portion of the fuselage slid down the mountain about 725 metres before striking ice and snow on a glacier.
Thirteen passengers died in the crash. In the following days survivors waited for a rescue party. However, on October 23 the search was being halted. In December a few survivors try to get help and on December 20 they finally met some Chileans. A rescue party was organised and the other survivors were airlifted from the wreckage on December 22-23.
In the period between the accident and the rescue, 13 more occupants had died.
