Two people died when a small plane crashed near Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri on Tuesday, 3 November, and the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are expected to investigate.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the plane crashed near Public Beach Drive in Camden County. In a later update, MSHP Troop F said the aircraft went down shortly after taking off from Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport. The patrol identified the occupants as a 51-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, both from Simpsonville, Kentucky.
KY3 reported that the crash occurred in Lake of the Ozarks State Park. The patrol reported the incident at about 3 p.m.; ABC 17 News reported that the FAA gave it a time of 2:15 p.m.
MSHP said the FAA and NTSB were expected to arrive on Wednesday morning. The agencies’ investigation is expected to examine the circumstances of the crash; no cause has been announced.
KSHB 41 also reported that the two occupants died and that federal investigators were expected at the scene Wednesday. Further details about the aircraft and what led to the crash have not been established in the reports available.
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