2 Dead, 5 Missing After Small Plane Crashes at Wichita Airport
A small plane has crashed into a building at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport. According to KSN, a Beechcraft King Air plane lost one of its engines during takeoff and crashed into a two-story building attempting to return to the runway. One person has been reported critically injured; 10 people are unaccounted for.
KAKE reports that people are believed to be trapped inside the FlightSafety International building the plane crashed into. "We heard this vroom," witness Brian Youngers told the Wichita Eagle. "It was way too loud, way to close. We were like, 'Holy crap.'"
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Flames, smoke after small plane crash in Kansas. Photo from @KAKEnews: http://t.co/RxPRqgD1GM pic.twitter.com/GPNrHQAIYn
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Update, 12:13 p.m.: The Wichita Fire Chief told reporters that two people have died, four are reported injured, and five people are missing.
BREAKING: At least 2 dead, 4 injured, 5 unaccounted for after small plane crash at Wichita Airport, fire chief says pic.twitter.com/t0XSR5mlkt
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