Overview
- The Glasair I RG went down near the intersection of Winona County Roads 33 and 6 Thursday night, and the 62-year-old pilot, Glenn Jackson of Byron, exited the aircraft and was taken to Mayo Clinic Saint Marys with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Preliminary reports say the pilot experienced engine trouble while trying to make an emergency landing, and the FAA and NTSB have joined Winona County investigators in a developing probe.
- Local emergency teams that responded included the Winona County Sheriff’s Office, Lewiston Ambulance, Lewiston Fire Department, Winona County Emergency Management, and the Minnesota State Patrol.
- This is the second small‑plane crash in the Winona/Lewiston area in about two weeks after the June 25 fatal crash at Winona Municipal Airport that killed pilot Wayne William Ledebuhr and prompted an NTSB review of a wing swap made before that test flight.
- Investigators have retained wreckage and more information will be released as tests proceed; findings could affect safety guidance or operations at local airfields and have drawn heightened local concern for pilot and community safety.