McHenry County crash: Small plane hits hangar at Dacy Airport in Harvard, Illinois, FAA says

HARVARD, Ill. (WLS) — A small plane hit a building at an airport in the northwest suburbs on Wednesday.

The plane damaged part of a hangar at Dacy Airport in Harvard, Illinois, video of the scene showed.

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The Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the scene of the crash around 13:20 for a report of a crash and fuel leaking from the plane.

Chopper 7 was over the scene in McHenry County. Local police could be seen investigating and police tape surrounded the small plane near the damaged building.

“A single-engine Cessna 182 veered off the runway and struck a hangar at Dacy Airport in Harvard, Illinois, at approximately 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday, January 8. Only the pilot was on board,” the FAA said in a statement.

The pilot exited the plane on his own and was not injured, the Harvard Fire Protection District said. Firefighters worked to prevent more fuel from leaking from the plane.

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No further information was immediately available.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration continue to investigate the crash.