Two people were killed and five others were injured when a single-engine Cessna 207A Turbo Stationair 8 crashed into Lake Powell on Aug. 13, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.  

The FAA said the plane, carrying a pilot and six passengers, crashed into the lake northeast of Page around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pilot reported a problem with the engine shortly before the accident, but exact details about the cause have not been released.

Two passengers died, three suffered serious injuries and two others had minor injuries, according to authorities.

According to the FAA Registry, the plane was owned by American Aviation, based in Woods Cross, Utah.

Lake Powell Chronicle reached out to American Aviation's office in Page, Arizona, by phone on Monday but was told that they could not release any information about the accident.

According to a statement released by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in Kanab, Utah, the tour plane was carrying the pilot and six French tourists.

The pilot and witnesses were able to get four of the passengers out of the plane and into boats. They were taken to the shore, where helicopters from Classic Aviation picked them up. Three people with serious injuries were taken to St. George Regional Hospital, while two were taken to Antelope Point Marina and then Page Banner Hospital. Two of the passengers were unable to be rescued from the plane and died.

According to the sheriff’s office statement, numerous agencies responded to the crash, including the National Park Service, which located the plane in about 120 feet of water. The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation used an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to take picture of the plane and establish a line for divers from the Utah Department of Public Safety to recover the two bodies still in the plane.

The incident is currently under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.