Six killed, including child, in Wisconsin plane crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 15 Oct, 00:33 · Archive

Six people, including a child, died when a small plane crashed in Wisconsin after the pilot reported ice building up on the wings.

Six people, including one child, died in a plane crash in Wisconsin after the pilot reported ice building up on the wings as he flew through a thunderstorm. The six-seat Piper PA-46 Malibu was travelling from Kenosha to Menomonie when it crashed in a wooded area near Mirror Lake State Park, about 16 kilometres west of Wisconsin Dells.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot told an air traffic controller about icing on the wings as the plane flew at 7,315 metres and requested permission to descend. Ice build-up on aircraft wings is a major aviation hazard because even a thin layer can make it difficult for a plane to remain airborne. Air traffic control approved the descent, and the plane began a right descending turn that increased in rate until communications and data tracking were lost.

Aviation safety expert Jeff Guzzetti, who formerly investigated crashes for the NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration, said the incident had 'all the earmarks of an icing-related loss of control'. The names of the five adults and one child who died have not been released. No structures were damaged and no one on the ground was injured. The NTSB will lead an investigation into the crash.

How it is being reported

• Wisconsin: Light plane crash kills five adults, one child after pilot reported ice on wingsA child was among those found dead at the scene.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 00:28
• Wisconsin: Light plane crash kills five adults, one child after pilot reported ice on wingsA child was among those found dead at the scene.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 00:28
• Six killed, including a child, in Wisconsin plane crashSix people, including a child, have died in a plane crash in Wisconsin.Perth Now · 14 Oct, 23:56
• Six killed, including a child, in Wisconsin plane crashSix people, including a child, have died in a plane crash in Wisconsin in the US.The West Australian · 14 Oct, 23:56

In this story: Wisconsin · Kenosha · Menomonie · Mirror Lake State Park · Wisconsin Dells · National Transportation Safety Board · Federal Aviation Administration · Jeff Guzzetti

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