3 dead, 1 hurt in plane crash

Published: December 16, 2006

Three people are dead and one injured after a single-engine plane crashed in the Grand Lake area of northeastern Oklahoma, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.

The 1972 Bellanca 17-30A crashed about 6:45 p.m. this evening near Disney, said FAA spokesman Roland Herwig.

Four people were aboard the plane when it went down in 10 to 12 feet of water, said Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Kera Phillippi.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are en route to the crash site, Herwig said.