Story out of Chicago, Illinois:
A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed in a southwest Chicago suburb Thursday morning, burning a home in the residential area, according to authorities.
No one was hurt inside the home and the Federal Aviation Administration said there were no injuries on the ground. It remained unclear how many people were inside the plane, but Jim Hock, the city manager for Joliet, said the pilot was killed.
Homeowner Patti Daniel said she was sitting in her family room watching TV when the crash happened.
"I heard some loud noise, some backfiring, very loud. I didn't know if it was a motorcycle or a car. Then it got really loud," she said. "The next thing I knew the whole side of the dining room blew open."
The National Transportation Safety Board reported someone associated with the pilot said he was by himself in the plane. The flight took off from Florida, stopped in Tennessee and was traveling to Wisconsin when the crash happened.
Hock said the city was "very fortunate" that no other injuries have been reported in the crash. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)
Story from - NBC Chicago
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