2008/08/06

Pilot barely survives Cheyenne River Crash





What: A Piper PA18 single-engine aircraft registered to the pilot landed in Pierre to refuel, then intended to head to the Sturgis motorcycle rally. After takeoff, the plane took a hard right and fell into the Cheyenne River.
Where: Cheyenne River, 40 miles north of Wall.
When: Sunday
Who: Pilot 43-year-old Michael Mitchell and passenger 53-year-old Timothy Pylman, both injured.
Why: The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.

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