Greenleaf Area Man Dies Following Plane Crash Last Week

The Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that a second man has died as a result of a plane crash in Ledgeview last week. Patrick Schounard died on October 20^th, on what would have been is 51^st birthday. Schounard was the man driving the pickup truck that collided with the plane as it attempted to land at Martins Aerodome on October 17^th . The pilot of the plane died shortly after the crash. The National Transportation Safety Baord is investigating the incident, with a full report expected to take six months to a year to complete. Part of the investigation will be finding out why the plane crossed the road so low — just 5 feet off the road.