Child among 6 killed in small plane crash in Wisconsin; FAA, NTSB probe underway

Small plane crashes in wooded area near Wisconsin Dells (representative image) Six people, including a child, were killed after a small plane crashed in a densely wooded area near Wisconsin Dells in the US state of Wisconsin, authorities said on Wednesday.The six-seat, single-engine Piper PA-46 was travelling from Kenosha to Menomonie when it crashed in the Town of Dellona shortly before 10 pm on Tuesday, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Department, according to news agency Associated Press (AP).The sheriff's department received multiple reports of a downed aircraft at around 9.30 pm (local time).Emergency personnel and deputies located the wreckage and found all six occupants dead at the scene.Weather conditions under investigationRain was falling in the area as a thunderstorm moved through. Investigators are examining whether weather conditions played a role in the crash.The aircraft was reportedly in contact with a nearby air traffic control tower before the crash.Authorities are reviewing the transmissions to establish what was communicated before the plane went down, according to the sheriff's department, as cited by CBS News and ABC News.The Federal Aviation Administrat...