Small Plane Crashes Into Nebraska River and Kills 3 on Board

Small Plane Crashes Into Nebraska River and Kills 3 on Board
Emergency crews respond after a plane crashed into the Platte River killing several people, in Fremont, Neb., on April 18, 2025. Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP
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FREMONT, Neb.—The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a small plane crash in Nebraska that killed all three people on board.

The single-engine Cessna 180 was traveling along the Platte River when it crashed into the water south of Fremont at 8:15 p.m., Sgt. Brie Frank of the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said during a news conference.