MONROE, LA -
Officials are
trying to figure out what caused a small plane to crash in north Louisiana that
left four people dead Thursday afternoon.
The
aircraft went down near Monroe around 2 p.m.
Two of the
victims were from north Louisiana.
According
to KNOE, sources identified one of the victims as Dean Hart, Sr. of West
Monroe.
The station
reported family members confirmed Max Larche of Bastrop was also killed.
The pilot
and other victim were from Little Rock, AR.
"I looked
up in the sky and saw the plane out of control," said Derrick Harrison. "It
started twirling in a lot of circles. It went straight to the ground and
exploded."
"I
just heard a big crash boom," added Shelia Dixon. "I thought it was
thunder and when I came out here all I saw was black smoke."
Four
minutes before the crash, the pilot alerted air traffic controllers of problems
with the plane's landing gear.
It was
travelling to Monroe from Beaumont, TX.
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