Private plane loses power, lands on road in Shabbona

E-mail this story

Print this story

Share

A pilot sustained no injuries Monday when he made an emergency landing with his single-engine, single-propeller private plane at about 3:05 p.m. in rural Shabbona. The pilot, John G. Lowe, 39, of Plainfield, was flying from Iowa City to Aurora when his plane reportedly developed a mechanical problem that caused it to quickly lose power and altitude, forcing him to make an emergency landing on Cemetery Road near Challand Road. DeKalb County sheriff's deputies responded to the scene after receiving a call from a local road commissioner, Chief Deputy Kevin Hickey said in a phone interview Monday. “It's a highly rural area,” Hickey said. “Luckily, it's very remote and all the roads are gravel.” Lowe was alone when he landed. The plane sustained no damage. Deputies contacted the Federal Aviation Administration in order to get permission to move the plane from the roadway. The decision of what to do with the plane would be made by an FAA representative who was on the way to the scene, Hickey said Monday afternoon.