2 dead after small plane crashes on Whidbey Island

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — Investigators are looking into what led a small plane to crash Wednesday on Whidbey Island, killing two men.

Shortly before noon, a single-engine Cessna 177 Cardinal crashed nose-first into a wooded area, just west of the airfield at Whidbey Airpark in Langley.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot had reported the plane had lost an engine and was going down.

Investigators said there were two people on the plane and they died at the scene.

The pilot was 78-year-old Carl Dahlman of Seattle. The co-pilot was Joshua McCormick of Edmonds. He was 25.

No structures were involved and there was no fire.

The plane is registered to a flying club in the Seattle area.

The FAA and the NTSB will continue their investigation.

Both pilot and co-pilot were confirmed deceased.

The pilot was Carl Dahlman of Seattle, WA. He was 78 years old.

The co-pilot was Joshua McCormick of Edmonds, WA. He was 25 years old.

The FAA and the NTSB will be investigating the cause of the crash.

The plane is registered to a flying club in the Seattle area.

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