(WKYT/KYTV) – Two Kentucky residents were killed in a Missouri plane crash, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport in Miller County Missouri. The patrol reported the crash at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Troopers said the two occupants have been identified as a 51-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, both from Simpsonville, Kentucky.
According to Osage Beach Mayor Richard Ross, the plane crashed in Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
The patrol said the FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash, with officials expected to arrive Wednesday.