2 KCK men identified as victims in Iowa plane crash

Two Kansas City, Kansas men have been identified as the victims of a plane crash that occurred near Hamburg, Iowa, last week.

Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Bluff Road near the 2700 block on the evening of November 2 after reports of a single-engine plane crash. They located two individuals at the crash site and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The victims identified by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner are Brandon K. Schatz, 44, and Kyle J. Ginavan, 45, both of Kansas City, Kansas.

The National Transportation Safety Board and local authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash. The aircraft involved is described by the NTSB as a Piper PA-28-180, a four-seat, low-wing aircraft.

Additional agencies assisted at the scene, including the Iowa State Patrol, Page County Sheriff’s Office, Hamburg Fire and Rescue Department, Fremont County Emergency Management, Fremont County Medical Examiner, Fremont County Department of Secondary Roads and Benefiel Towing. Hamburg is roughly a two-hour drive north of the Kansas City area.