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Gyrocopter crashes near Lansing airport, pilot killed

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By ABC7
September 10, 2012 (LANSING, Ill.)

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He has been identified as Edward Wiggins, 66, of Gary.

The homemade gyrocopter went down shortly after taking off from Lansing municipal airport Monday morning. It crashed in a cornfield just off the runway.

The pilot was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

There is no word on the cause of the crash.

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