The 23 year old Gratiot County man who died in a Midland County plane crash, on Monday, has been identified as Slade David Martin. He crashed in Jasper Township. He may have struck either a radio tower or guy wires attached to it before the crash. It was called in by a passerby who observed the plane in a field, on fire. St. Louis Fire Dept responded to the scene & extinguished the fire. He was the only occupant in the plane, and was located in the cockpit.
