By Associated Press - Tuesday, August 6, 2019

WOLF POINT, Mont. (AP) - A Cessna 182 crashed in a northeastern Montana field, killing the pilot and a passenger.

Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers says two men died in the crash, which happened at about 2:45 p.m. Monday. Summers says the men on the plane were surveying land to find a site to build a grain silo.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. FAA records indicate the plane was registered in Wyoming.



Officials have not released the names of the men on board.

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This story has been corrected to show the crash happened at 2:45 p.m.

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