building, as well as reduce wind pressure on the building. He designed the hangar doors on the north and south side of the building to be easily moved by just one person. Operating on a wheeled track located on the inside of the building, the doors could be opened to any length by one person, regardless of wind or weather conditions. Kahn also looked to improve the overall environment of the building by incorporating as much natural light in the building as possible. As a result, he incorporated five large 15 by 18 foot window openings that, when combined with the open sliding doors, allowed for natural light to reach about 40 percent of the total floor area of the hangar. Ford's dreams of Tri-Motor construction were hampered by the beginning of the Great Depression. He stopped making airplanes by July 1932, and rented the airport land and the hangar to his former airport manager Elmer L. Browne, and later the Hammond aviator Guy W. Amick. The hangar and the airport were acquired by the Village of Lansing in 1976 in order to qualify for federal funding. The hangar was in its original use until 2011, when it was vacated for preservation purposes. Efforts to rehabilitate the building to its original appearance are currently underway. Incidents On July 24, 1966, a Beechcraft Bonanza bound for Lansing Municipal Airport crashed on a nearby golf course. The pilot and all three passengers were killed. On board were professional golfer Tony Lema and his wife. On October 14, 2004, a Cessna 172 inbound for Runway 27, at 5:57 a.m., fell short due to bad weather and poor visibility. No one was injured. On March 9, 2007 a small plane crashed after takeoff from the airport at 7:30 pm. Two people died. The plane crashed on Calumet Avenue in Munster, Indiana about away from the airport. On September 10, 2012, a gyroplane crashed in a field about 170 yards south of the runway, shortly after takeoff at 11:20 pm. The pilot, who was the only person on board, was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after the incident. On October 5, 2019, a helicopter belonging to SummerSkyz Inc., lost its wheel, which then fell through the roof of a Lynwood, Illinois, resident's home. No one was home when the incident occurred, and no one was injured. References External links Lansing Municipal Airport (official site)