FAA: 2 Killed When Small Plane Crashes Near Milaca

MILACA, Minn. (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in central Minnesota, killing both people on board.

FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory says the plane departed Thursday morning from Aitkin, Minn., headed for Beaumont, Texas. The Piper 46 plane crashed in Milaca, which is about 65 miles north of Minneapolis.

She says the plane lost radio contact with air-traffic controllers about 10:15 a.m. The FAA issued a notice of a missing aircraft and then cancelled it 15 minutes later when it was informed the plane had been found.

The plane is registered to TeeMark Corp. in Aitkin. A woman who answered the phone there said no one was available to talk, and hung up.

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