Plane crashes into Nebraska river, killing all passengers on board
A small plane crashed into a Nebraska river Friday night, killing all three passengers, according to authorities.
A small plane crashed into a Nebraska river Friday night, killing all three passengers, according to authorities.
The plane crashed at about 8:15 p.m. into the Platte River south of Fremont — about 40 miles northwest of Omaha — according to a statement from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.
The office said the plane was traveling along the river when it went down.
The bodies of three occupants from the plane were recovered, the sheriff’s office said. It identified the victims as Daniel Williams, 43, of Moundridge, Kansas; Jeff Bittinger, 50, of Fremont Nebraska; and Randy Amrein, 48, also of Fremont.
Authorities added that the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were taking over the investigation. A spokesperson for the FAA confirmed the crash in an email and said the NTSB will be in charge of the investigation.
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