<p>A 7-year-old girl walked away from a small-plane crash that killed four people, including two children, in southwest Kentucky, according to the authorities.<br /><br />The state police said a Lyon County resident called the police after the girl showed up at his home in Suwanee, about a two-hour drive southwest of Louisville, saying that she had survived a plane crash, New York times reported Saturday.<br /><br />The girl, who was not immediately identified, was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the authorities said.<br /><br />Search crews found the crash site a few hours later in a wooded area and discovered the bodies of the pilot and three passengers among the wreckage, the state police said.<br /><br />The authorities identified the victims as the girl's parents, Marty Gutzler, 49, and Kimberly Gutzler, 45. Her 9-year-old sister, Piper Gutzler, and Sierra Wilder, a 14-year-old cousin who was the girls' babysitter, were also killed in the crash, said Sgt. Dean Patterson, a spokesperson for the state police.<br /><br />The state police said the family was from Nashville, Ill., and officials withheld the surviving child's name at her relatives' request.<br /><br />The plane, a twin-engine Piper PA-34-200T, lost contact with air traffic controllers in Memphis as it was flying over Marshall County, which borders Lyon County, around 5.55 p.m., according to the state police. </p>.<p>The pilot had reported engine problems, and the police received a report of a plane down at 6.30 p.m.<br /><br />The plane took off from Key West, Fla., earlier Friday and had stopped in Tallahassee on its way to Mount Vernon, Ill., the authorities said.<br /><br />Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were expected to arrive at the crash site Saturday, according to the state police.<br /></p>
<p>A 7-year-old girl walked away from a small-plane crash that killed four people, including two children, in southwest Kentucky, according to the authorities.<br /><br />The state police said a Lyon County resident called the police after the girl showed up at his home in Suwanee, about a two-hour drive southwest of Louisville, saying that she had survived a plane crash, New York times reported Saturday.<br /><br />The girl, who was not immediately identified, was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the authorities said.<br /><br />Search crews found the crash site a few hours later in a wooded area and discovered the bodies of the pilot and three passengers among the wreckage, the state police said.<br /><br />The authorities identified the victims as the girl's parents, Marty Gutzler, 49, and Kimberly Gutzler, 45. Her 9-year-old sister, Piper Gutzler, and Sierra Wilder, a 14-year-old cousin who was the girls' babysitter, were also killed in the crash, said Sgt. Dean Patterson, a spokesperson for the state police.<br /><br />The state police said the family was from Nashville, Ill., and officials withheld the surviving child's name at her relatives' request.<br /><br />The plane, a twin-engine Piper PA-34-200T, lost contact with air traffic controllers in Memphis as it was flying over Marshall County, which borders Lyon County, around 5.55 p.m., according to the state police. </p>.<p>The pilot had reported engine problems, and the police received a report of a plane down at 6.30 p.m.<br /><br />The plane took off from Key West, Fla., earlier Friday and had stopped in Tallahassee on its way to Mount Vernon, Ill., the authorities said.<br /><br />Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were expected to arrive at the crash site Saturday, according to the state police.<br /></p>