Ten killed after small aircraft crashes on takeoff in Texas

TEXAS (Web desk/agencies) – A light aircraft has crashed into an airport hangar in Texas killing all 10 people on board. According to the foreign media, the plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air, crashed shortly after take-off at Addison Airport. Mary Rosenbleeth, spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas, said there were no survivors of the twin-engine plane crash.  Federal officials say two crew members and eight passengers were killed when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a Dallas-area airport. The hangar burst into flames and black smoke billowed from the building as firefighters sprayed on water to contain the blaze. The crash left a gaping hole in the hangar. National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chair Bruce Landsberg said the tail number of the plane was still uncertain. It had been owned by a charter company in Chicago but may have recently been sold, NTSB officials said. Landsburg said the plane was headed from Texas to St. Petersburg, Florida. Edward Martelle, another official with the town of Addison, said the plane was taking off at the south end of the airport and had just lifted off the runway when it veered left, dropped its left wing and went into the hangar.

Video from Ian Robinson shows moments after a plane crashed into a hangar at the Addison Airport. Multiple fire units on scene @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/soGlnGLk26

— Lynnanne Nguyen (@LynnanneFOX4) June 30, 2019

Asked if the behavior of the plane indicated engine failure, Landsberg said: “We cannot confirm that there was an engine failure at this point.” David Snell, who was getting ready to fly from Addison with a friend Sunday morning, told KDFW TV that the plane didn’t sound right on takeoff. “It looked like it was clearly reduced power. I didn’t know if it was on purpose or not, but then, when the plane started to veer to the left, you could tell it couldn’t climb. My friend and I looked at each other and we’re like, ‘Oh my God. They’re going to crash,’“ Snell said. Peter Drake says he saw the plane crash into the hangar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4DP2jLSHf4