US EditionTwo People Killed in Plane Crash Near Monroe Municipal Airport
The small plane crashed into a gravel quarry near Monroe Municipal Airport, causing a fire; two fatalities were confirmed, and federal agencies are investigating the cause.
- On Nov. 24 a small plane crashed into a gravel quarry adjacent to the Monroe Municipal Airport, killing two people, the Green County Sheriff's Office said.
- Crews were called to State Highway 59 at 5:14 p.m. Monday in the Town of Sylvester after the crash was reported just before 5:15 p.m. near State Highway 59 and Forest Prairie Road.
- Emergency crews found a broad debris field from the aircraft and extinguished the blaze with help from Monroe Rural Fire Department, Juda Fire Department and Green County EMS.
- Green County Sheriff Cody Kanable said, `Next steps for us are that our detectives are on scene working with the coroner's office to identify the two individuals`, and authorities have not identified the two people killed.
- The NTSB and FAA will investigate the crash, examining the cause and circumstances, authorities said.
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Two dead in plane crash near Monroe Municipal Airport
SYLVESTER, Wis. — Two people died in a plane crash near the Monroe Municipal Airport Monday evening. Green County Sheriff’s Office responded to the W4600 block of State Highway 59 in the Town of Sylvester around 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 24 where the plane crashed into a gravel quarry and caught fire. Construction equipment in the quarry also caught fire. The sheriff’s office also said there was a large debris field from the aircraft. The two people who…
Two die in plane crash near Monroe Municipal Airport
Two people were killed after a plane crashed in southern Wisconsin late Monday afternoon, according to the Green County Sheriffs Office.The crash was reported just after 5 p.m. in the Town of Sylvester. Authorities say the aircraft went down in a gravel quarry located next to Monroe Municipal Airport.In the aftermath, construction equipment in the quarry caught fire but was quickly extinguished by crews from Monroe Rural and Juda Fire Department…
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