Nemaha County Sheriff Brent Lohman said the county received a call about 11 p.m. Wednesday regarding a plane that had left Lincoln for the Auburn airport and had not returned to Lincoln as expected.
Dustan Biegler, 41, and Colton Hill, 24, dead after their small plane crashed in Auburn, Nebraska
Modified Date:
Thu, 01/12/2023 - 6:38pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, January 11, 2023Two people die in plane crash in southeast Nebraska
Two men died when their plane crashed in southeast Nebraska, officials said Thursday.
2 dead in small plane crash Wednesday night in SE Nebraska
Sheriff Brent Lottman said the plane, which had departed Lincoln, Nebraska, and was en route to the airport in Auburn, Nebraska, was reported to have crashed around 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Two Nebraska men die in plane crash near Auburn
The plane was supposed to come back to Lincoln but had not yet returned. Nemaha County sheriff's deputies found a wrecked plane about a mile south of the Auburn airport, which is east of town.
Two dead after plane crash in southeast Nebraska
Both occupants, 24-year-old Colton Hill of Kearney, and 41-year-old Dustan Biegler of Valparaiso, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Type: Aircraft Accident
Topics:
Aircraft AccidentPeople Involved:
Dustan Biegler
Colton Hill
City:
Auburn, NECounty:
Nemaha County, NEArea:
Omaha, NE