Illinois State Police say a pilot made an “unscheduled landing” around 7:30 p.m. Monday night, August 31, 2014, off Buell Rd. near Milledgeville in Whiteside County, Illinois.
Police say the teen pilot was lost and running out of fuel when he brought the plane down in a bean field. The incident was reported at about 8 p.m.
The pilot is okay, and there doesn’t appear to be any damage to the plane.
A preliminary report filed with the FAA indicated the aircraft is a Cessna 152, and that the pilot was the only person on board.
FAA records showed the plane is owned by Livingston Aviation in Waterloo, Iowa.
NTSB investigators were expected to be at the scene Tuesday morning.