Sad News: Two men who died after their single-engine plane struck some power lines and crashed into a field have been tentatively identified, the Fond du Lac County [WI] Sheriff’s Department reported Tuesday. The victims are believed to be Fond du Lac residents Jim Gescheidle, 60, supervisor of buildings and grounds for the Fond du Lac School District, and Harold Duehring, 62, owner of Duehring Electro-Coat, Chief Deputy Mick Fink said Tuesday. Confirmation was expected following autopsies. The plane crashed about 5:40pm Monday as it approached Fond du Lac County Skyport from the south, Fink said. The 1965 Piper was en route to Fond du Lac from a NASCAR race in Rockingham, NC, and due at the airport about 6:00pm, Fink said. Relatives were waiting at the airport when the crash occurred, Fink said.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)(11-6-2002)
