A small plane crashed yesterday as it approached an airport in Montana, killing 17 people, including several children.
A small plane crashed yesterday as it approached an airport in Montana, killing 17 people, including several children. The single engine turboprop plane crashed about 500 feet from the airport in Butte while attempting to land. The plane crashed in a cemetery.
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The spot: The plane nose-dived into the ground at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Montana. pic/ap |
The aircraft had departed from California and the pilot had filed a flight plan showing a destination of Bozeman. But the pilot cancelled his flight plan at some point and headed for Butte, , said Federal Aviation Administra-tion spokesman Mike Fergus.
Preliminary reports indicate all on board were dead. There were no known fatalities on the ground.
"We think that it was probably a ski trip for the kids," said Fergus.
Investigation to determine the cause of the crash was on when the paper went to press.
