Small plane crashes on median of Interstate 75 in Michigan
{{date|March 8, 2006}}
[[Image:PiperPA-28R-200CherokeeArrow.jpg|thumb|200px|Piper PA-28 aircraft]]
A small, single-engine plane crashed in the median of [[w:Interstate 75|Interstate 75]] near [[w:Holly, Michigan|Holly]], [[Michigan]] Tuesday afternoon. The crash site is located about 100 feet from the East Holly Road overpass, near Exit 98, with approximate geographical coordinates of {{coor d|42.784283|N|83.535847|W|us}}.

The [[w:The New Piper Aircraft|Piper]] model [[w:Piper Cherokee|PA-28-180]] aircraft crashed in the median during mid-afternoon local time, and slowed traffic when police and rescue teams were en route to the scene. According to local television station [[w:WEYI-TV|WEYI-TV]], two passengers were aboard the plane, and did not sustain any large injuries.

According to the FAA database, the plane was manufactured in 1968, and was issued a license in 1970. The most recent owner according to the database is a flying school in [[w:Coldwater, Ohio|Coldwater]], [[Ohio]].

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=local&id=3970646
|title=Plane goes down over I-75
|author=Matt Franklin
|pub=WJRT-TV
|date=March 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://nbc25.net/news/news_story.aspx?id=3603
|title=Plane lands on I-75
|author=|pub=WEYI-TV
|date=March 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=7810N&cmndfind.x=4&cmndfind.y=20|title=N-Number Inquiry Results:N7810N
|author=|pub=Federal Aviation Administration
|date=}}

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Piper PA-28 aircraft
A small, single-engine plane crashed in the median of Interstate 75 near Holly, Michigan Tuesday afternoon. The crash site is located about 100 feet from the East Holly Road overpass, near Exit 98, with approximate geographical coordinates of .

The Piper model PA-28-180 aircraft crashed in the median during mid-afternoon local time, and slowed traffic when police and rescue teams were en route to the scene. According to local television station WEYI-TV, two passengers were aboard the plane, and did not sustain any large injuries.

According to the FAA database, the plane was manufactured in 1968, and was issued a license in 1970. The most recent owner according to the database is a flying school in Coldwater, Ohio.
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