In a plane crash that happened on Tuesday, March 3, three individuals who were on board the plane lost their lives. No other vehicles were damaged in the crash and no other individuals were hurt.
The plane crashed in the westbound lane of the Interstate 55 on Tuesday morning at about 8:50 a.m. It had earlier taken off from the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. As the plane crash on I-55, it was engulfed in flames and the three individuals onboard were killed.
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These have been identified as Mitchell W. Janssen, 22, of Princeville, Matthew Hanson, 33, of Pulaski, and Kevin Chapman, 30, of Urbana. Of these three, Mitchell W. Janssen was piloting the plane where it suffered the crash. Janssen was a former baseball player at the Bradley University where he played as a right-handed pitcher.
The plane involved in the crash was identified as a single-engine Cessna 172. Illinois State Police continues to investigate the incident. The ISP is assisted by other agencies in the investigations, including the National Transportation Safety Board.
For now, authorities are trying to determine exactly what caused the small plane to crash. Common culprits that cause plane crashes like this include mechanical failures in the plane or problems with the airplane design. However, pilot errors are also often the key reasons behind crashes like this. A more definite and concrete cause of the crash will be known once the law enforcement and aviation authorities conclude their investigations into the incident.