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2 Dead After Plane Crash At Mansfield Airport

Authorities say an instructor pilot and his student died when the small plane they were in crashed at a Mansfield airport.

Mansfield police say 31-year-old Sydney Miti, of Waltham, and 18-year-old Julian Lattermann, of Dover, were killed on impact.

Authorities didn't say who was flying the Cessna 172. Authorities say it crashed at the Mansfield Airport around 12:30 p.m., catching fire and killing the two occupants.

State police and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate, and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause.

The Mansfield airport is about 45 miles south of Boston.

This article was originally published on February 23, 2019.

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