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Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating
the crash. The pilot, William Helwig Jr., 62, of Downers Grove, said he
had problems immediately after leaving the small airstrip that cuts
through the private Brookeridge subdivision near Darien.

"Upon takeoff, he began having engine difficulty and he tried to circle
back and land it, but he couldn't make it," said Robert Tinucci, chief
administrator with the Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District. "We
were happy he was able to avoid any structures."

The plane went down just before noon and crashed across the street from
Darien-Woodridge's Fire Station No. 3 at 87th Street and Lemont Road.
Firefighters ran across the street and began tending to the victims,
officials said, and were quickly aided by personnel from other
firehouses and fire departments.

Helwig, an owner of the plane, was in fair condition at Good Samaritan
Hospital in Downers Grove, while his wife Charlene, 59, was treated and
released from Hinsdale Hospital. Stephen Stack, 67, of Chicago was
treated at Hinsdale Hospital and released, while his wife Lois, 53,
remained in fair condition at Good Samaritan with back pain.

Gary Weis, who lives next to the firehouse, was picking tomatoes in his
back yard when he looked over his shoulder and saw the airplane bearing
down his house.

The plane then banked left, Weis said, and avoided hitti


Do you whine the same way when a truck hits a power pole and blacks out
the neighborhood, or do you just have a hardon for aviators?

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