Autopsy scheduled for pilot in deadly Bartlett plane crash

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday for the pilot who died a plane crash in northwest suburban Bartlett on Friday.

The pilot was the only person on board the small Cessna when it went down Friday afternoon in the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve.

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Investigators say the pilot, whose name has not been released, reported a rudder control problem to air traffic controllers before crashing.