Two people dead in Miller County plane crash
Two people died in a plane crash in Miller County Saturday afternoon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
The MSHP said it received a call around 3:30 p.m. about a small aircraft crash near Lee C. Fine Airport in Miller County. MSHP troopers, Miller County sheriff’s deputies, Osage Beach police officers and other surrounding emergency responders went to the area and found a single-engine Beechcraft airplane crashed in a wooded area.
Bruce Hensler, 56, and Sarah M. Hensler, 30, both of New Britain, Pennsylvania were pronounced dead at the scene by the Miller County coroner. Investigators believe Bruce Hensler was the pilot.
Investigators have not determined where the aircraft had taken off or its destination. Federal Aviation Administration investigators will be at the crash site on Sunday to conduct a complete investigation.
