Small Plane Hit Power Line Before Crashing Into the Platte River in Nebraska

Small Plane Hit Power Line Before Crashing Into the Platte River in Nebraska
Emergency crews respond after plane crashed into the Platte River in Fremont, Neb., on April 18, 2025. Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP
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FREMONT, Neb.—A small plane appeared to have struck a power line before it crashed into the Platte River in Nebraska and killed all three people aboard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Few details are available about the Friday evening crash because it is early in the NTSB investigation. The agency’s preliminary report is expected in a few weeks, but the final report identifying the cause likely won’t be done for more than a year.