Authorities
say two people died in a small plane crash near a central Oregon airport where people
are gathering to watch the solar eclipse later
today
The Central Oregon Emergency
Information Network says the pilot and a passenger were killed in the crash
about 2 p.m. Saturday about a mile south of Madras Municipal Airport.
Authorities did not identify the victims.
The Federal Aviation Administration
says the small plane was approaching a central Oregon airport when it crashed
near where people are gathering to view the solar eclipse, the
Oregonian/Oregonlive reports.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the
plane that crashed Saturday was a single-engine, homebuilt Wheeler Express.
The Oregonian/Oregonlive reports that
the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board
are investigating.
Campers have been gathering at the
airport for Monday's eclipse.
About 200,000 people are expected in
the area that's considered a prime viewing spot as the moon completely blots
out the sun.
(Evangle Luo of TTFLY shared with you)
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