Six killed in Wisconsin plane crash, including a child

A crash in Dellona, Wisconsin, killed all six people aboard a small plane, including a child, on Tuesday, October 13, authorities said. The Piper PA46 was traveling from Kenosha to Menomonie when it went down in a wooded area near Mirror Lake State Park shortly before 10 p.m. No one on the ground was injured, and nearby structures were not damaged, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. The aircraft was a six-seat, single-engine plane. Authorities said five adults and one child were aboard and that all six were found dead at the scene. Their names had not been released as of Wednesday, October 14, while officials worked to notify families. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. Authorities have not determined what caused the crash or whether weather contributed. Rain was falling as a thunderstorm moved through the area, according to reports citing local officials, but that information does not establish a cause. The sheriff's office said the plane had contacted an air-traffic-control tower before the crash and that investigators were reviewing the communications.