4 KILLED AFTER A BEECH M35 BONANZA SMALL PLANE FIERY CRASH IN POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN

Posted: July 27, 2015

POLK COUNTY, Wis. (KMSP) - 

Polk County authorities confirmed four people are dead after a small plane crashed near Alden Township, Wis. on Monday around 5:30 p.m.

Witnesses indicated that the single-engine airplane nose-dived and crashed in a field north of 30th Ave. and east of 150th Street.

A witness said he saw the plane twirling on its way down. The sheriff's office said the plane struck the ground nose first, and burst into flames.

According to authorities at the scene, the resulting fire from the plane crash burned a roughly two-acre area of the field.

The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Anoka is working to identify the individuals.

The Sheriff's Office said the plane was "local," and that the plane had taken off within 50 miles of where it crashed. However, it would not release the exact airport where the plane had taken off from, or where it was headed, before all family members had been notified of what happened.

"Deputies responding found a single engine Beechcraft aircraft burning in the field. When the fire had been extinguished by responding fire units, the remains of 4 occupants were located in the airplane," Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office will be assisting the Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office along with the FAA and NTSB as this crash investigation continues.

Date:	27-JUL-2015
Time:	17:24
Type:	Beech M35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Polk County east of Alden Township, WI -   United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft impacted farm field terrain in Polk County east of Alden Township and southwest of Amery Municipal (KAHH), Airport, Amery, Wisconsin. A post-impact fire ensued. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the four occupants onboard received fatal injuries.

Sources:

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178097
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/29644775/fatal-plane-crash-in-polk-co-wi
http://www.wxow.com/story/29645729/2015/07/28/4-killed-in-polk-county-plane-crash
http://bringmethenews.com/2015/07/27/developing-4-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-western-wisconsin/
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/2015/07/27/plane-crash-in-polk-co-wi-confirmed-fatalities/30762571/