By Jack Nicas
A small plane crashed into a building at Wichita Mid-Continent
Airport in Kansas shortly after takeoff on Thursday morning,
killing at least two people, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that just before 10
a.m. local time, the twin-engine turboprop aircraft crashed into an
airport building while trying to return to the runway after its
pilot reported losing engine power.
A spokesman for FlightSafety International, a flight-training
company owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the aircraft crashed
into its learning center for Cessna aircraft. The spokesman said
the aircraft was a Beechcraft King Air B200, which is nearly 44
feet long and can hold a maximum of nine passengers and crew.
Local officials said there were up to 100 people in the building
at the time of the crash, and that at least four people were
injured in addition to the two confirmed fatalities. They said
another five people were unaccounted for.
Live footage from the scene showed ambulances on the scene and
firefighters spraying the building with water.
Susan Carey contributed to this article.
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