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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Yahoo
3 bodies recovered from Platte River after private aircraft crash
April 19 (UPI) -- The bodies of the pilot and two passengers were recovered from the Platte River in Nebraska following a private airplane crash Friday evening. A privately owned single-engine Cessna 180 Skywagon aircraft crashed into the Platte River at 8:45 p.m. MDT Friday night near Fremont, Neb., the Federal Aviation Administration announced. Fremont is located about 40 miles northwest of Omaha in eastern Nebraska. Three were aboard the aircraft when it crashed for unknown reasons on Friday night, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the matter. The airplane's pilot was flying along the Platte River when it crashed and killed Daniel Williams, 43, of Moundridge, Kan., and Fremont residents Jeff Bittinger, 50, and Randy Amrein, 48, the Dodge County (Neb.) Sheriff's Office announced in a press release posted on Facebook. First responders from a dozen area organizations, plus citizens equipped with airboats, responded to the crash site to assist with recovery efforts. A NTSB investigator initiated an investigation after arriving at the crash site on Saturday afternoon, ABC News reported. Officials at the Dodge County Sheriff's Office are asking people to avoid the crash site until further notice while the investigation is underway.
Miami Herald
19-04-2025
- Miami Herald
3 bodies recovered from Platte River after private aircraft crash
April 19 (UPI) -- The bodies of the pilot and two passengers were recovered from the Platte River in Nebraska following a private airplane crash Friday evening. A privately owned single-engine Cessna 180 Skywagon aircraft crashed into the Platte River at 8:45 p.m. MDT Friday night near Fremont, Neb., the Federal Aviation Administrationannounced. Fremont is located about 40 miles northwest of Omaha in eastern Nebraska. Three were aboard the aircraft when it crashed for unknown reasons on Friday night, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the matter. The airplane's pilot was flying along the Platte River when it crashed and killed Daniel Williams, 43, of Moundridge, Kan., and Fremont residents Jeff Bittinger, 50, and Randy Amrein, 48, the Dodge County (Neb.) Sheriff's Office announced in a press release posted on Facebook. First responders from a dozen area organizations, plus citizens equipped with airboats, responded to the crash site to assist with recovery efforts. A NTSB investigator initiated an investigation after arriving at the crash site on Saturday afternoon, ABC News reported. Officials at the Dodge County Sheriff's Office are asking people to avoid the crash site until further notice while the investigation is underway. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Yahoo
3 killed as small plane crashes into Nebraska river
Three people are dead following a small plane crash in Nebraska on Friday. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Cessna 180 crashed into the Platte River in Fremont, Nebraska, at around 8.45 p.m. local time. Three people were on board the aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident. The victims have been identified by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office as 43-year-old Daniel Williams of Moundridge, Kansas, 50-year-old Jeff Bittinger, and 48-year-old Randy Amrein, both of Fremont, Nebraska. It's not clear what caused the crash. The Independent has contacted the Dodge County Sheriff's Office and the National Transportation Safety Board for comment. Small plane crashes are not common but the development is the latest in a series of crashes involving Cessna planes on the back of multiple high-profile aviation disasters this year. Earlier this month, a Cessna 210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Boca Raton Airport. In February, a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II collided at Marana Regional Airport just northwest of Tucson. Two people were on board each of the aircraft. Data from the National Transportation Safety Board does not show an uptick in aviation accidents overall. So far, the data this year does not indicate a potential increase from the two prior years. The majority of documented plane crashes in 2025 have involved small private planes.
The Independent
19-04-2025
- The Independent
3 killed as small plane crashes into Nebraska river
Three people are dead following a small plane crash in Nebraska on Friday. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Cessna 180 crashed into the Platte River in Fremont, Nebraska, at around 8.45 p.m. local time. Three people were on board the aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident. The victims have been identified by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office as 43-year-old Daniel Williams of Moundridge, Kansas, 50-year-old Jeff Bittinger, and 48-year-old Randy Amrein, both of Fremont, Nebraska. It's not clear what caused the crash. The Independent has contacted the Dodge County Sheriff's Office and the National Transportation Safety Board for comment. Small plane crashes are not common but the development is the latest in a series of crashes involving Cessna planes on the back of multiple high-profile aviation disasters this year. Earlier this month, a Cessna 210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Boca Raton Airport. In February, a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II collided at Marana Regional Airport just northwest of Tucson. Two people were on board each of the aircraft. Data from the National Transportation Safety Board does not show an uptick in aviation accidents overall. So far, the data this year does not indicate a potential increase from the two prior years. The majority of documented plane crashes in 2025 have involved small private planes.
