Three people are dead after a plane crashed in Clinton County's Bath Township, northeast of Lansing, according to a news release by Bath Charter Township. All passengers were found and confirmed dead.
It happened at around 5 p.m. near Clark and Peacock Roads inside the Rose Lake State Wildlife Research Area.
Bath Township Police Department Chief Matt Mardigian said he expects authorities to be on the scene for the next 24 hours.
The first responders on the scene were Bath Township Police Department, Bath Township Fire Department, Clinton County Emergency Management, Clinton County Sheriff's Department, Dewitt Township Police Department, Dewitt Township Fire Department, and Laingsburg Fire Department.
9:50 p.m. Update
- Aviation site FlightAware shows the plane departed Battle Creek at 5:08 p.m.
- The plane is a Hawker 800 (twin jet) registered XA-JMR.
- The XA designation in its registration suggests a Mexican registration.
- The flight plan showed the jet was supposed to return to Battle Creek.
- It crashed approximately 22 minutes after takeoff.
9:40 p.m. Update
Officials are calling this a small aircraft, but the type of plane has not been released.
The FAA is on the scene investigating and there is a large emergency response.
WKAR News has a crew en route to the scene. We will bring you more information when it becomes available.
Below is the news release by Bath Charter Township.
