BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The airplane that went down outside of Lansing on Thursday night took off from Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field, officials confirmed with FOX 17.
The crash on October 16 around 5 p.m. in Bath Township claimed the lives of all three people on-board.
According to data from FlightAware, a flight tracking website, the plane was a Hawker 800, a twin jet engine aircraft.
Phil Kroll, the aviation director at Kellogg Field, told FOX 17 the plane had landed at the airport and underwent some maintenance while on the ground. While he couldn't say what kind of repairs were done, Kroll said the jet was doing a test flight on Thursday when it went down.
"They were just testing out some systems and that’s when the problem occurred," said Kroll.
FOX 17 reached out to Duncan Aviation, the company performing the repairs. In a statement, Duncan Aviation said the people on-board were all from the customer's business: two customer pilots and a maintenance representative. None of the people on board the aircraft worked for Duncan directly.
“Right now, our focus is on supporting the families and friends of the crew, our team members who worked on the aircraft and developed close relationships with the aircraft’s representatives, and anyone else touched by the tragic event,” said Duncan Aviation President Mike Minchow.
Duncan Aviation did not comment on what kind of work the company performed on the aircraft, but did not it does a wide range of services, from cosmetic to complete engine maintenance.
Duncan Aviation said in a statement that the flight had an accident during a "stall flight."
The plane crashed near the intersection of Clark and Peacock Roads, roughly 60 miles away from the airport in Battle Creek.
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Bath Township Police confirmed three people were found dead in the wreckage.
The cause of the crash is still unknown.
Bath Township Police say they are working to investigate the crash, along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
