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Small Plane Crash Kills 4 Family Members In Southern Wisconsin

Authorities Say Plane Went Down Sunday Near Monroe Airport

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A small plane has crashed in southern Wisconsin, killing four family members.

The Green County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just after noon Sunday about a mile north of the Monroe Municipal Airport.

Sheriff Mark Rohloff said the single-engine Cessna 182T went down in a field and struck some trees. WKOW-TV reports that Rohloff says the pilot was a grandmother and the three passengers were her 17-year-old granddaughter, 13-year-old grandson and the teens’ mother.

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All four died at the scene.

The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Rohloff said the plane was scheduled to arrive in Monroe after taking off from the Kenosha Regional Airport in the morning.

Rohloff said a witness heard the plane losing power, saw it descending and noticed flames coming from it. Firefighters put out a fire at the scene.

Federal officials are investigating.

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