Overview
- A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed during takeoff from George R. Carr Memorial Airfield in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on Thursday, Aug. 6, leaving the two people on board dead.
- Federal and local agencies confirmed two occupants were on the plane and were pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have not released their identities.
- Washington Parish Sheriff's Office and Bogalusa police secured the crash site and asked the public to avoid the area while first responders worked.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the formal probe with support from the Federal Aviation Administration and has not yet determined a cause.
- Investigators will collect wreckage, maintenance records and crew information as part of a standard NTSB inquiry, and the probe could take weeks before officials release findings or identify the victims.