Plane Crash in Illinois: 4 Killed After Cessna C180G Airplane Goes Down After Hitting Set of Power Lines Near Trilla
A single-engine plane crashed in a field in central Illinois on Saturday, killing all four people on board. Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers said the victims were two women and two men, but he could not release more details pending notification of next of kin.
Trilla, April 20: A single-engine plane crashed in a field in central Illinois on Saturday, killing all four people on board. Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers said the victims were two women and two men, but he could not release more details pending notification of next of kin. The Cessna C180G airplane went down shortly after 10 am near the unincorporated community of Trilla, the National Transportation Safety Board said via email. Preliminary information indicated that it struck power lines, the NTSB said. 6 People Dead in New York Plane Crash, Says Update Report.
"Terrible news out of Coles County," Gov JB Pritzker said on social media, adding that his administration "is monitoring the situation as we keep those impacted by the plane crash in our thoughts today."
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