Missing Land O' Lakes plane found near Eau Claire

LAND O' LAKES/ EAGLE RIVER - The FAA wants to know what caused a Land O' Lakes plane to crash. The plane went missing Friday afternoon. It was found Saturday evening near Eau Claire. The pilot, 73-year-old Richard Schweitzer, was found dead inside the single engine plane.

Eagle River Civil Air Patrol lieutenant Duke Stepp believes there could have been failure with the engine, but whatever the outcome might be, he believes Schweitzer was an excellent pilot.

Full story: WJFW

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