Six killed as small plane crashes in US

Washington July 3 (IANS) Six people aboard a small airplane were killed in a crash in Midwest US state of Wisconsin on Saturday local media reported.

Citing ABC 7 Xinhua reported that the local authorities said the accident took place at 3:21 a.m. local time near northern Wisconsin city of Phillips. The plane was found near State Highway 111 and US Highway 8 in the town of Harmony.

Local authorities said the plane had left from Chicago and was heading to Canada on a fishing trip.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators said there was a discussion between the pilot of the plane and air traffic controllers about local weather phenomenon.

The NTSB the Federal Aviation Administration and the sheriff s office are investigating the crash. Right now the cause of the crash is unknown.

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