Disasters · Wisconsin plane crashSix killed in Wisconsin plane crash after pilot reported icing at 24,000 feetAired October 15, 2026 at 5:24 AM UTCWritten October 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A plane crash killed five adults and a child.0:10Everyone aboard died in woodland near Wisconsin-Dells.0:13Before the crash, the pilot reported icing at 24,000 feet and asked to descend.0:18Investigators are trying to determine how the flight came down and whether ice0:22played a part.0:22The plane was flying from Kenosha to Menamoni across Wisconsin.0:26Its destination was Menamoni Municipal Airport, also called Scorefield in Dunn0:31County.0:31It crashed in the town of Delona in Sao County outside Madison.0:35The crash happened Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, at about 9.30 at night.0:41Dispatch received calls a minute later.0:43The first investigative details emerged on October 14th, the following day.0:48Dense woodland surrounded the crash site near Mirror Lake State Park, southwest of0:52Lake Delton.0:54Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister confirmed that all six occupants died, including0:58one child.0:59The pilot reported icing near Delwood while flying at 24,000 feet.1:03That placed the icing report before the request to descend.1:07Investigators are now examining the aircraft's movements between that request and1:11the loss of contact.1:12The pilot requested permission to descend.1:14During the descent, the aircraft turned right and gained speed.1:18The turn became increasingly steep before air traffic control lost contact.1:23Investigators still have to work out the precise timing of those movements.1:26The plane reportedly reached nearly 400 miles an hour before communication stopped.1:31Federal investigators haven't confirmed that number.1:34It's also unclear whether it measured speed through the air or speed over the1:37ground.1:38The aircraft was a Piper PA 46.1:40More specific identification points to a 2008 aircraft, but federal investigators1:46still have to confirm the registration linked to this crash.1:49The provisional registration is N931TT, which the FAA lists as a 20081:54PA 46350P Compass Pro of Baldwin, Wisconsin, is listed as owner and operator.2:01The accident listing describes the aircraft as destroyed.2:04The FAA registration is marked valid and carries an assigned multiple records flag.2:08The aircraft's mechanical condition on the flight remains part of the investigation.2:12The FAA ownership field hasn't confirmed the company named in the aircraft listings.2:16The engine descriptions conflict.2:18One identifies a Malibu Mirage jet prop DLX, a name for a turbine conversion.2:23The FAA entry lists a piston engine.2:25Investigators still need to determine which configuration the aircraft carried on2:29this flight.2:30The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are2:34investigating.2:35The icing report, descent, and steepening turn give them part of the final sequence.2:39They haven't determined a probable cause, including whether ice contributed to the2:43crash.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗