WAUWATOSA, WI (WSAU) A student-pilot has died four days after crashing near Timmerman Airport.
Daniel Pereman, 18, was practicing takeoffs and landings when he crashed into a backyard across the street from the airport. He’d radioed the control tower that his Cessna 152 was having engine problems.
It was the teenager from Brookfield’s first solo flight.
He was taken from the crash scene by ambulance and was reported in critical condition. He died from internal injuries.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
