FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2010, file photo, Springfield Ward 1 Ald. Frank Edwards talks with reporters after being sworn in as interim mayor of Springfield after members of the city council elected him during a council meeting in Springfield, Ill. Authorities say former Springfield, Illinois, Mayor Edwards and his wife, Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards, were two of the three people killed when a small plane crashed in a central Illinois field. The twin-engine Piper Aerostar went down around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in an unincorporated area of Sangamon County. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Former Springfield, Illinois, Mayor Frank Edwards and his wife, Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards, were two of the three people killed when a small plane crashed in a central Illinois field, authorities said Wednesday.
The crash Tuesday also killed John Evans, 69, of Glenarm, said Jim Allmon, chief deputy coroner for Sangamon County.
Edwards, 69, was appointed mayor by the Springfield City Council in December 2010 after the death of Mayor Tim Davlin. Cinda Edwards, 63, had been coroner since 2011.
The twin-engine Piper Aerostar went down around 3 p.m. Tuesday in an unincorporated area of Sangamon County.
The plane was attempting to land at Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport in Springfield when the pilot reported having trouble with the plane's instruments, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Department said.
Also killed in the crash was a dog.
In this Oct. 18, 2012, photo, Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards listens to questions during an interview the editorial board of The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill. Authorities say former Springfield, Illinois, Mayor Frank Edwards and his wife, Cinda Edwards, were two of the three people killed when a small plane crashed in a central Illinois field. The twin-engine Piper Aerostar went down around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in an unincorporated area of Sangamon County. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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