FLATHEAD COUNTY — Two people are dead after a small plane crashed in Flathead County on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
At around 9 a.m. on Saturday, the Flathead County Sheriff's Office responded to a report from residents in the Church Drive and West Valley Drive area about a small airplane crash.
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino confirmed to MTN News that officers found one man and one woman deceased.
The Sheriff's Office, along with other agencies including West Valley Fire Department and Glacier National Park International Airport Fire and Rescue, responded to the scene.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane's make was "experimental" and the model was "Bearhawk."
The FAA says the plane was registered to Joe D. Angle of Kalispell; authorities have not yet confirmed whether Angle was on the plane when it crashed.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will conduct the investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
The names of the two people have not yet been released.
We will update you if we get more information.
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