Plane Crashes in Riverwest; Pilot Snarls Aircraft in Power Lines, Knocking Out Power in Neighborhood

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A single-engine plane crashed into a utility pole in the Riverwest neighborhood Saturday night, knocking out electricity and dangling precariously from power lines for nearly two hours until its pilot was rescued unharmed.

The plane crashed in the alley between Humboldt Blvd. and Weil St. on Clarke St. at around 6:15 p.m., said Anne E. Schwartz, Milwaukee Police Department spokeswoman.

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Plane Crashes in Riverwest; Pilot Snarls Aircraft in Power Lines, Knocking Out Power in Neighborhood

The plane was suspended, nose down, just 3 feet from the ground, apparently propped up by a broken utility pole and power lines, with pilot David J. Betts, 37, of Elkhorn trapped inside.

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