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2 killed in small plane crash in northern Ohio

By WJBD Staff Feb 23, 2022 | 11:40 AM

FOSTORIA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two men are dead after a small plane crashed in northern Ohio.

Authorities say the single-engine Piper Saratoga was traveling from Illinois to Findlay when the aircraft went down in a wooded area in Seneca County just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the pilot, 59-year-old Shane Halbook of Avon, Indiana, and co-pilot, 51-year-old Michael Wright of Casey, Illinois, were killed.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

No other information is available.