Rex Phelps, a former high school teacher, was president of an experimental aviation club, and the girl was learning how to fly airplanes when the incidents occurred, officials said.
A Chicago couple and their teenage suffered injuries and burns in Ray Township crash. A pet dog inside the plane ran away after the crash but was later rescued by a Macomb Daily carrier.
A four-time Olympian who survived a fiery plane crash with her husband and niece thought they were going to die but had no time to be scared as the aircraft suddenly took a nosedive to the ground.