Bad Weather Cited in 2 Fatal Nebraska Plane Crashes Minutes Apart

Bad Weather Cited in 2 Fatal Nebraska Plane Crashes Minutes Apart
Bad weather was reported near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August, according to preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board. Screenshot via Google Map
The Associated Press
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OMAHA, Neb.—Bad weather was reported near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August, according to preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board.

The two crashes happened on Aug. 26, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) apart, and within 50 minutes of each other, the Omaha World-Herald reported Thursday. While the NTSB reports don’t yet cite a probable cause in either crash, both reports include witness accounts of low clouds and bad weather.