Four passengers were killed Thursday when a small nonmilitary airplane crashed near the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the base confirmed Thursday evening.

Air Force officials said a Beechcraft BE-60 flying from Toledo, Ohio, crashed in a densely wooded area two miles north of the Eglin base’s runway around 10:35 a.m., local time.

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