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'Unresponsive' pilot crashes plane, dies-F-16s scramble in pursuit of single-engine plane 300 miles

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Source: MSNBC/AP

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. - A single-engine plane crashed in a heavily wooded area of West Virginia after the pilot apparently lost consciousness and flew hundreds of miles past the airport in Indiana where he was supposed to land.

Pilot William Huff, 61, was killed, but it was not clear if he died before the crash or as a result of it. National Guard jets chased the plane after it overshot its destination.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said Huff was the only person in the Cirrus SR-22, which crashed about 10 p.m. Thursday near Ravenswood, 50 miles north of Charleston.

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North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman Michael Kucharek said two National Guard F-16s were dispatched to track the plane when it failed to land at the airpark.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32238654/ns/us_news-life/

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