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Small plane crashed in McHenry County

A small plane crashed Saturday morning at Galt Airport near Greenwood in McHenry County, officials said.

According to the McHenry County sheriff's office, a 42-year-old Fox Lake man and a 15-year-old passenger were in an Air-Cam plane when it crashed for unknown reasons at 10:36 a.m.

The pilot was taken by Flight for Life to a hospital for treatment; the teen, from Plainfield, was checked by emergency personnel at the scene, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration's investigation is ongoing.