4 die in fiery plane crash near Seattle

SNOHOMISH, Wash. — Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said Saturday.

The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small airport near Snohomish.

The FAA has yet to give other details about the plane. According to aviation tracking website FlightAware, a Cessna 208B with identifier number N2069B departed Renton Airport at around 9:25 a.m. and then appears to have crashed near U.S Highway 2 at around 10:20 a.m. The highway was temporarily closed after the collision.

The aircraft was owned by Copper Mountain Aviation of Alaska, according to the FAA website.

The names of the people who died haven’t been released. Authorities have said their identities would be released later by the county medical examiner’s office.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.