Federal transportation safety officials say the wreckage from a small plane crash in Idaho that reportedly killed a family of four was so badly burned that they have not yet been able to determine what type of aircraft it is. Peter Knudson of the National Transportation Safety Board tells KTVB-TV that it may take a day or two for investigators to determine the plane's registration number.
The plane went down Sunday afternoon near the runway at the Burley airport, in south-central Idaho. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus says four people died. KMVT-TV quotes Burley city administrator Mark Mitton as saying the four were all members of an Idaho family. No names have been released. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Burley on Monday to investigate the cause of the crash.
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BURLEY, IDAHO- A plane crash Southwest of the Burley Airport has killed all four people on board.
The accident Sunday afternoon occurred around 2:30 when the plane stalled on takeoff according to Mark Mitton, the City Administrator in Burley.
The plane crashed in dry grass near Highway 30 just past the railroad tracks. Upon impact the plane burst into flames. The fire quickly spread to the dry grass.
Fire department personnel from the Burley Fire Department responded to douse the flames. Officials say that Highway 30 and the Business I-84 loop will be closed until the Federal Aviation Administration conducts their investigation.
Mike Fergus, a spokesman for the Northwest Region of the FAA in Renton, Washington, said they expect to be on scene Monday.
The names of the people who died have not been released. Fergus said they also didn’t know where the plane was headed to or who the plane was registered to.
Original Article: http://www.kmvt.com
Original Article: http://www.kmvt.com
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