Plane crash kills 6 in Washington suburb

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Plane crash kills 6 in Washington suburb
(UPDATED) The Embraer EMB-500 twin-engine jet is a mile away from Montgomery County Airport at the time of the accident, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement

WASHINGTON, DC, USA (UPDATED) – A small jet airplane crashed Monday, December 8 into a residential neighborhood near the US capital, killing 6 people.

 

The Embraer EMB-500 twin-engine jet was a mile away from Montgomery County Airport, preparing to land, when the accident occurred, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

 

The 3 people aboard the plane and 3 people inside a house were killed when the plane went down, a county spokesman said on Twitter.

 

Debris from the plane hit several houses and ignited a large fire in the Washington-area suburb of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

 

Photos from the crash site showed the wreckage of one two-storey home, where an exterior wall was destroyed leaving charred wood and shattered glass.

 

Local media reported a mother and two young children were killed in their house.

 

Federal aircraft authorities were on the scene of the crash and are conducting an investigation into its cause.

 

The plane had departed from North Carolina earlier in the morning. – Rappler.com

 

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