Federal investigators search for cause of fatal Akron plane crash into home

Federal investigators are examining whether strong winds or other factors may have contributed to a small plane crash that killed two people after the aircraft struck a home and exploded in Akron, Ohio, during a training flight, officials said Friday

Federal investigators are examining whether strong winds or other factors may have contributed to a small plane crash that killed two people after the aircraft struck a home and exploded in Akron, Ohio, during a training flight, officials said Friday.

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Akron police received calls about the crash at around 4 p.m. on Thursday. Both victims were on the Piper PA-28 aircraft when it struck the house.

At a press conference Friday, Aaron McCarter, an aviation accident investigator with the NTSB, confirmed the flight was a training exercise. One of the individuals aboard was a certified flight instructor; the other was the pilot and owner of the aircraft.