Update 3/30/2011, 6:32 a.m.:
A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman says three people have been killed after a small, single-engine Piper airplane crashed into a Monroe city park, the Associated Press reports. From the AP:
Police and other emergency personnel responded to the Tuesday afternoon crash at Munson Park. A police dispatcher says reports of the crash came in at 4:04 p.m. Munson Park is at the southeast corner of Monroe Custer Airport, about 35 miles southwest of Detroit and just north of the Ohio state line. FAA Spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory says her agency is investigating the crash. The investigation will be led by the National Transportation Safety Board. Tracking service FlightAware.com reports that the plane left an airport in Bedford County, Pa., at 2:26 p.m. and was due in Monroe at 4 p.m.
3/29/2011, 5:12 p.m.:
From the Associated Press:
Police and other emergency personnel are responding to a small plane crash at Munson Park in the city of Monroe. A police dispatcher says reports of the crash came in at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday. It was not immediately known if anyone on the plane or on the ground suffered any injuries. Monroe is about 35 miles southwest of Detroit and just north of the Ohio state line.
This from FOX 2 News in Detroit:
FOX 2 News is learning there has been a small plane crash near Monroe Custer Airport in Munson Park just across North Custer Road from the airport. Witnesses tell us they could see smoke coming from the area. We spoke by phone with a man who works nearby. He says he saw the burning plane and heard there were three people on board. A second caller tells FOX 2 he's hearing there are three victims, as well. Firefighters and police are on the scene.
