A plane that crashed near Lansing departed from the Battle Creek Executive Airport, according to Battle Creek Communications Manager Breanne Humphreys.

BATH TWP., Mich. (WILX) - Officials have confirmed the small plane that crashed in Bath Township on Thursday happened during a scheduled maintenance flight. The plane — identified Friday by Duncan Aviation as a Hawker 800XP — crashed near the intersection of Clark and Peacock Roads around 5 p.m. on Oct. 16, killing three people.

Bone-chilling audio captured the exact moment a tower lost contact with a doomed private jet -- seconds before it came crashing down in Michigan, killing three.

Air traffic control recordings captured the final moments before the crash. Bath Township police confirmed that three people died in the crash and are now working with the FAA to investigate. Video provided by neighbors shows the aftermath of the deadly plane crash in Bath Township Thursday evening.

A Hawker 800XP private jet crashed in Bath Township, Michigan, killing all three on board and sparking a major aviation investigation.

BATH TWP. — The crew of a small jet plane that crashed on Thursday, Oct. 16, in a wooded area northeast of Lansing was on a test flight following scheduled maintenance performed in Battle Creek, the aircraft maintenance company said. The company, Duncan Aviation, said the Beechcraft Hawker 800XP was on a "stall flight" when the crash happened.

The small plane that crashed near Lansing Thursday was on a test flight after undergoing maintenance through a private company at the Battle Creek airport.