UPDATE: 4 People Dead In A Plane Crash In Vienna, IL
Posted: Dec 31, 2016 9:40 PM EST Updated: Jan 01, 2017 12:59 AM EST
By Jennifer Horbelt
JOHNSON COUNTY, IL -
Update: The FAA says that 4 people have died in a plane crash in rural Vienna, IL under unknown circumstances.
We will continue to update this story and bring you more updates as they become available.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirms, a Pipe PA28 has crashed in rural Vienna under unknown circumstances.
They also tell Local 6 fatalities are reported, although the amount of damage is unknown.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Department also confirmed to Local 6 that a private aircraft had crashed earlier in the evening, and they were dealing with a fire on scene in a field in the 900 block of E. Crossroad Rd.
The FAA and NTSB are en route to the scene
================= Date:
| 31-DEC-2016 | |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: | Piper PA-28 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Johnson County SE of Vienna, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft impacted rural timbered terrain southeast of Vienna, Illinois, and a post impact fire ensued. The airplane was destroyed in an apparently non-survivable event. The sheriffs department report 4 fatalities.
Sources:
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/34160109/sheriffs-office-confirms-private-plane-crash-in-rural-vienna
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34160038/possible-plane-crash-in-johnson-county
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3483882,-88.8064367,19z/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-us
Update of www.wpsdlocal6.com