A coroner Monday identified a Santa Fe, New Mexico, couple as the two people killed when a single-engine plane crashed on a roadway in central Illinois.
Killed in the crash Saturday in the small community of Hanna City were 75-year-old pilot James Evanson and 67-year-old Lisa Evanson, according to WEEK-TV, the NBC station in Peoria.
An initial report from the Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft “experienced engine issues” and attempted an emergency landing on Illinois Route 116 before striking powerlines, the Peoria Journal Star reported.
The aircraft, a Mooney M20K, crashed about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The National Transportation Safety Board also is investigating the crash.
Hanna City is about 11 miles west of Peoria.
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