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Pilot Killed In Sheboygan County Crash Identified

22 July 2018 News


Authorities in Sheboygan County have identified the pilot that was killed after crashing into some farm buildings Friday afternoon. Fifty-year-old Martin Tibbitts from Michigan had just taken off from the Sheboygan County Airport when the plane crashed southeast of County Highway O and Meadowlark Road. Two farm hands were injured and about 40 cows were also killed. Authorities say the plane “bounced” in a cornfield before crashing into a barn and calving building.  The Sheriff’s Department, Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.


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