No injuries in Thamesville-area plane crash

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A Cessna 172, similar to the one pictured here, crashed into a cornfield Thursday afternoon near Thamesville.
A Cessna 172, similar to the one pictured here, crashed into a cornfield Thursday afternoon near Thamesville.

No one was injured when a small plane crashed into a cornfield near Thamesville Thursday.

Chatham-Kent police say shortly after 5 p.m., the pilot, a 58-year-old Chatham-Kent man, was coming in for a landing in his Cessna 172 when he experienced control problems. The plane crashed into a field beside the runway and flipped.

Neither the pilot, nor his passenger, were injured.

Police say the plane suffered about $30,000 damage in the mishap.

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