THE MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS TWO MEN ARE DEAD AFTER A SMALL PLANE CRASHED IN A PASTURE IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
REPORTS SAY THE MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL AND CLINTON COUNTY AUTHORITIES WERE WORKING TUESDAY NIGHT TO IDENTIFY THE TWO MEN ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT, AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WILL BEGIN SEEKING THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH TODAY.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE 1967 SINGLE-ENGINE PIPER CHEROKEE WENT DOWN AROUND 4:30 P.M. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN A RURAL AREA NEAR OSBORN.
THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS PEOPLE IN A NEARBY HOME KNEW AT LEAST ONE PERSON ON THE LOW-FLYING PLANE AND WAVED AS IT FLEW BY AND THEN THE PLANE WENT DOWN ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE HOUSE.
NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE PLANE. AUTHORITIES WERE UNSURE WHERE IT HAD TAKEN OFF OR ANY PARTICULARS ON THE FLIGHT PLAN.