MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Scott White
573-751-1000
F161005
October 22, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Plane Crash In Miller County
At approximately 3:30 p.m., on October 22, 2016, Troop F Headquarters received a report about a small aircraft that had crashed in the area of Lee C. Fine Airport, in Miller County. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Miller County Sheriff’s Department, Osage Beach Police Department and surrounding emergency rescue personnel responded to the area and located a Beechcraft single-engine airplane crashed in a wooded area.
Both occupants of the aircraft were pronounced dead at the scene by the Miller County Coroner Rick Callahan, and they have been taken to a local funeral home. The occupants have been identified as Bruce Hensler, 56, and Sarah M. Hensler, 30, both of New Britain, Pennsylvania. It is believed that Bruce Hensler was the pilot of the aircraft.
It is unknown at this time from where the aircraft had taken off or its destination. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration will be on scene sometime on October 23, 2016 to conduct a complete investigation.
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