Plane crashes into a pond

A small plane crashed into a pond near Chapman Memorial Field in Centerburg this morning. The State Highway Patrol says 75-year-old pilot Thomas Whittaker was the only person on board. He was not injured. Troopers say Whittaker was making a recretational flight when his controls malfunctioned. 

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.