4 killed when a small plane crashed in Illinois

A tiny plane carrying four passengers crashed Saturday morning in a field alongside a road in rural Illinois, according to officials.

According to Illinois State Police and the Coles County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred at around 10:15 a.m. local time on County Line Road near Trilla, Illinois, roughly three miles south of Mattoon. Trilla is approximately 200 miles south of Chicago.

The National Transportation Safety Board reported that a Cessna 180 single-engine plane collided with powerlines and fell into a field. The Coles County Coroner said that the two males and two ladies on board the plane were killed in the crash. Their names have not been revealed while officials attempt to contact their relatives.

Following the collision, some plane debris wound up on County Line Road. The Coles County Sheriff's Office stated that the route will be closed at least until Sunday while the FAA and NTSB investigate.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are both conducting investigations. It was unclear if anyone on the ground was wounded.

“We keep those impacted by the plane crash in our thoughts today,” Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said on social media. "Thank you to the first responders who rushed to the scene."

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash. The NTSB said an investigator will arrive on Sunday to capture the area and inspect the plane.

The jet will then be transported to a safe location for further assessment.

The NTSB stated that a preliminary report on its inquiry will be ready within 30 days.

Other minor plane disasters during the last week have killed at least nine people.

A tiny plane crashed into a river in eastern Nebraska on Friday night, killing all three passengers on board, according to officials. On April 12, a tiny twin-engine plane crashed in a muddy field near New York, killing the six passengers on board.