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Royal City man killed in plane crash

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 hour, 38 minutes AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| September 24, 2026 7:38 AM

ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man was killed when his plane crashed Wednesday afternoon about seven miles northwest of Royal City. 

Dwaine Forester, 89, was killed when his single engine plane crashed in a field near the intersection of Road 11 Southwest and Adams Road South, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer for the Grant County Sheriff's Office, in a media release. 

The crash was reported about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Foreman said. Forester was the only passenger. The plane did not catch fire. 

The crash is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, Foreman said. 


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