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7 Killed in Bloomington Plane Crash

A Cessna 414 crashed into a farm field near Bloomington airport in Illinois, on April 6.

The plane took off from Indianapolis at around 11 p.m. CT, however at 12:15 a.m., Peoria air traffic control informed the Central Illinois Regional Airport that the aircraft’s flight had not been completed.

Multiple search teams were then launched which spotted the plane’s wreckage near McLean County Road 2100 East and Rt. 9.

All seven people aboard were killed in the crash. The deceased include Illinois State University’s associate head coach Torrey Ward and athletic department’s deputy director for external relations Aaron Leetch.

The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.


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2 Killed in Monroe County Plane Crash

A Hurricane ultralight plane crashed during at attempt to land at the Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, Indiana, at about 12:45 p.m. on September 18.

There were 2 men aboard at the time of crash; both of them were killed. Their identities have not yet been disclosed.

According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts, one of the men reported a mechanical issue to the Monroe County Airport control tower shortly before 1 p.m. and sought permission for landing. “While approaching the airport from the north traveling south, the plane lost altitude and crashed into a small shed and wooded area behind a residence. The plane was immediately engulfed in flames and there were no survivors,” he said.

The police and the FAA are investigating.

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