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Plane crashes at Kansas airport, at least 2 dead
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A small plane lost power after takeoff and crashed into a building Thursday while trying to return to a Kansas airport, killing two people inside the building and injuring at least four others, officials said.
Only the pilot was on the plane, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many people were in the building at the time of the crash at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, Fire Chief Ronald D. Blackwell said. He said both people confirmed dead were found inside the building and five people were unaccounted for.
One person was in critical condition at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, and three others were in fair condition, hospital spokeswoman Roz Hutchinson said.
The crash sent towering plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles across Wichita. The plane crashed into a building operated by FlightSafety International, which uses the facility to train pilots to fly Cessna planes, company spokesman Steve Phillips said.
The plane appeared to strike the top of the building and set it on fire. Fire and smoke from the wreckage were contained by 10:30 a.m.
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