Wisconsin Dells Crash Kills Six

A small plane crashed in southern Wisconsin Tuesday night, killing six people, including five adults and one child. The six-seat Piper PA-46 was flying from Kenosha to Menomonie when it went down in woods near Mirror Lake State Park in Dellona shortly before 10 p.m. Rain was falling as a thunderstorm moved through the area, and investigators are examining whether weather contributed. The NTSBNational Transportation Safety BoardUnited States government investigative agency for civil transportation accidents said the pilot reported icing at about 24,000 feet and requested a descent. The plane had contacted a nearby air traffic control tower before the crash. No one on the ground was injured, and no nearby structures were damaged. The FAAFederal Aviation AdministrationU.S. government agency regulating civil aviation and NTSB are investigating. The cause and victims’ identities had not been released.