LIBERTY TWP.

Two men killed Saturday in a plane crash in Butler County have been identified, officials have told our newsroom.

Jeff and Steven Krummen, who are brothers, were in the plane that crashed and burst into flames Saturday morning, according to officials.

Autopsies were performed this morning at the county morgue.

At 8:55 a.m. Saturday, a two-seat aerobatic biplane struck the side of a home in the 5000 block of Sunrise View Circle in Liberty Twp. before crashing and bursting into flames in the backyards of two homes, said Chief Deputy Anthony Dwyer of Butler County Sheriffs Office.

Dwyer said its believed that four people shared ownership of the plane and that two of the owners were in the plane when it crashed.

Both were experienced pilots, Dwyer said.

The crash is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as the National Transportation Safety Bureau, a federal agency that investigates civil aviation accidents in the U.S., according to the sheriffs office.

FAA investigators were on scene Saturday afternoon to begin the process of identifying the cause of the crash and any problems with the functionality of the plane or pilot errors, Dwyer said.

The sheriffs office is also continuing to probe what happened at the scene as part of a death investigation.

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2 men killed in Liberty Twp. plane crash were brothers