2 killed in small plane crash near Red Wing Regional Airport identified
ELLSWORTH, Wis. -- Two people were killed in a plane crash about a half-mile west of the Red Wing Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened in a field near Highway 35, on airport property.
Investigators say that the Glasair Super 2 plane was involved in a training flight. It left from Rochester at around 12:20 p.m. The crash happened at about 1:40 p.m.
The two victims were identified as 28-year-old John Zeman and 20-year-old Ethan Smith. Both were from Rochester, Minnesota.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Traffic Safety Board were on the scene to investigate the crash.
