Man In Plane Crash East of Lincoln 'Checking Flying Off His Bucket List'

Aug. 5--A 65-year-old man who crashed his airplane east of Lincoln on Sunday morning said he was "checking flying off his bucket list," Lincoln Fire and Rescue said Monday.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m., nearby residents reported an airplane crash in a field north of Pester Airport, just south of Holdrege Street near 112th Street. Witnesses said they heard the aircraft stall before it crashed, Lincoln Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Nancy Crist said.

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