A horror plane crash has left three people dead after an aircraft plunged out of the sky and into a river last night, it has been confirmed. A small airplane crashed into a river in eastern Nebraska , in the United States , authorities said. The aircraft was travelling along the Platte River and crashed into the water south of Fremont at 8:15 p.m., Sgt. Brie Frank of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office said during a news conference. The bodies of three people were recovered, Frank confirmed.