All three people on a small plane were killed when they crashed into a Nebraska river on the evening of April 18th, authorities said.
The plane had moved along the Platte River, south of Fremont in Dodge County, Nebraska, the sheriff's office there said when it crashed.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was a Cessna 180. The crash into the river around 8:45pm was not immediately clear what caused the crash.
“Three residents of the plane have been recovered and the deceased has been confirmed. These identities will not be released at the next point after the notice of the near-kin,” the Dodge County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are under investigation.
Some aircraft disasters locked in
The Nebraska crash was the latest in a series of accidents that lit the aviation industry. Small plane crashes are not uncommon, but several well-known disasters have amplified the impact on passenger safety perceptions.
Recent national headlines have included a fatal crash in a New York tour helicopter. This is a small plane crashed in Florida and two commercial jets with wings cut out at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In early 2025, a military helicopter and commercial airliner collided with the Potomac River in Washington, DC, killing 67 people.
Data from the National Transportation Safety Board shows that, overall, aviation accidents have declined between 2023 and 2024, and so far, 2025 does not seem particularly worthy of particular attention. Almost all of the incidents recorded include small commercial aircraft.
Read more: Are planes really falling from the sky or are they just paying more attention?
Contributor: Zach Witchter, USA Today
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