Images: Plane crash in Riverwoods

 
Updated 11/29/2011 4:44 PM
An official takes notes at the site of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night near Portwine Rd.
An official takes notes at the site of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night near Portwine Rd.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Officials from the FAA look over a section of the plane that crashed in Riverwoods, killing three people Monday.
Officials from the FAA look over a section of the plane that crashed in Riverwoods, killing three people Monday.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
The owner of the plane (center) is escorted into the debris field with the FAA officials at the crash site in Riverwoods.
The owner of the plane (center) is escorted into the debris field with the FAA officials at the crash site in Riverwoods.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
An official takes notes at the site of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night near Portwine Rd.
An official takes notes at the site of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night near Portwine Rd.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
A FAA photographer takes pictures inside the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Riverwoods Monday night.
A FAA photographer takes pictures inside the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Riverwoods Monday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
The pilot and co-pilot seats inside the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Riverwoods Monday night.
The pilot and co-pilot seats inside the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Riverwoods Monday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
The site of the Riverwoods plane crash Tuesday that killed three people Monday night.
The site of the Riverwoods plane crash Tuesday that killed three people Monday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
An official from the FAA carries away luggage from the Riverwoods' plane crash site.
An official from the FAA carries away luggage from the Riverwoods' plane crash site.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
The scene Tuesday morning of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night near Portwine Rd.
The scene Tuesday morning of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night near Portwine Rd.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Broken trees mark the path of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night.
Broken trees mark the path of the Riverwoods plane crash which killed three people Monday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Officials look at a tree they need to cut down Tuesday in order to remove the plane that crashed in Riverwoods Monday night.
Officials look at a tree they need to cut down Tuesday in order to remove the plane that crashed in Riverwoods Monday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
NTSB investigator Ed Malinowski talks Tuesday about the fatal plane crash in Riverwoods.
  NTSB investigator Ed Malinowski talks Tuesday about the fatal plane crash in Riverwoods.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
NTSB investigator Ed Malinowski talks Tuesday about the fatal plane crash in Riverwoods.
  NTSB investigator Ed Malinowski talks Tuesday about the fatal plane crash in Riverwoods.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
A section of the wing from the Riverwoods' plane crash hangs in the branches along the debris field.
A section of the wing from the Riverwoods' plane crash hangs in the branches along the debris field.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
The scene of the fatal plane crash on Portwine Road near John McGuire's home in Riverwoods.
The scene of the fatal plane crash on Portwine Road near John McGuire's home in Riverwoods.
Photo courtesy of John McGuire
Firefighters at the plane crash on Portwine Road in Riverwoods.
  Firefighters at the plane crash on Portwine Road in Riverwoods.
George Leclaire | Staff Photographer
Firefighters at the scene of the plane crash on Portwine Road in Riverwoods.
  Firefighters at the scene of the plane crash on Portwine Road in Riverwoods.
George Leclaire | Staff Photographer
The scene of the fatal plane crash on Portwine Road near John McGuire's home in Riverwoods.
The scene of the fatal plane crash on Portwine Road near John McGuire's home in Riverwoods.
Photo courtesy of John McGuire
A police cruiser and tape mark the scene where a small airplane crashed in Riverwoods.
  A police cruiser and tape mark the scene where a small airplane crashed in Riverwoods.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Firefighters arriving at the plane crash in Riverwoods.
Firefighters arriving at the plane crash in Riverwoods.
Photo courtesy of John McGuire
John McGuire of Riverwoods describes a plane flying low and crashing through a wooded area of his property on Portwine Road in Riverwoods Monday night.
  John McGuire of Riverwoods describes a plane flying low and crashing through a wooded area of his property on Portwine Road in Riverwoods Monday night.
George Leclaire | Staff Photographer
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