4 killed as small plane hits power lines and crashes in Illinois

Accident involving Cessna 180 single-engine plane happened in Trilla, Illinois

4 killed as small plane hits power lines in Illinois and crashes into field (CBS News Chicago)

Four people were killed when a small plane hit power lines in Illinois and crashed into a field.

The accident took place on Saturday morning in Trilla, Illinois, around 200 miles south of Chicago, according to Illinois State Police.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the Cessna 180 single-engine plane hit power lines before crashing, with debris spread across County Line Road.

The Coles County Coroner said that two men and two women were on board the plane, but their names have not yet been made public.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating the accident, with an NTSB investigator set to arrive at the scene on Sunday.

The remains of the plane will be removed to a secure location for further inspection, with a preliminary NTSB report issued within 30 days.

“I was sitting in my room, and I was getting ready to turn a show on, and all of a sudden I hear this noise,” Kynnedi Goldstein told CBS News Chicago.

“It's like the whole 'boom,' and then our power went out for a second, and then our generator kicked on. And I was just like, 'What?' So then I go out to our sunroom, and I look, and there's a huge pile of smoke. So I called my friend, and then we went down to the scene.”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said in a statement that he was monitoring the situation and “keeping those impacted by the plane crash in our thoughts.”

“Thank you to the first responders who rushed to the scene,” he added.