Plane crash lands at Western Lakes Golf Club en route to Waukesha County Airport
LATEST UPDATE - According to authorities at the press briefing, a twin-engine plane carrying around 50 dogs that were rescued from Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi was on approach to land at the Waukesha County Airport just after 9 AM on Tuesday, November 15th. The plane did a belly-landing plane crash at the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee, Wisconsin around holes 2-3. The Golf Club is located about 3.5 miles west of the airport.
While the plane was crashing, the plane clipped a few trees, causing the plane to lose both wings which caused the plane to spill around 300 gallons of fuel. Some of that fuel was reportedly entering the nearby wetlands. The Department of Natural Resources was on the scene to investigate the spill and determine the impacts.
According to Maggie Tate-Techtmann, who is part of the Human Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) of Waukesha County, the dogs arriving in the area were pre-planned.
Three adults on the plane were brought to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. There were also a few minor injuries reported to some of the dogs onboard the plane, and a number of area rescues have come together to help triage them. Officials have stated the dogs should be okay and available for adoption in the coming days.
The cause of the crash is not known at this time, but the FAA and NTSB will be investigating the cause of the crash. At the time of the accident, snow was falling.
INITIAL STORY - Fire officials have confirmed a small twin-engine plane has crashed landed at the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The crash occurred after 9 AM, Tuesday, November 15th. Initial reports show no injuries are being reported. The plane was on approach to land at the Waukesha County Airport, which was about 3.5 miles to the east of the golf club. At the time of the crash, there was snow falling. The cause of the crash is not known at this time, though.
According to officials, there were around 50 dogs on the plane being flown in from Louisiana, a few minor injuries were initially reported. The dogs were going to a local area shelter. This story is still developing. A press briefing is scheduled for 10:30 AM at the clubhouse at the golf course. As more details are made available, we will update this story.