Commuter jet crashes in US: 8 killed
A twin-engine turboprop commuter plane crashed in the woods about three miles from the airport where it was preparing to land, killing at least eight of the 15 people on board, officials said.
At least two people on the Corporate Airlines flight from St. Louis on Tuesday night survived and were being treated at a hospital, and five were missing, said Adair County Chief Deputy Larry Logston. The plane carried 13 passengers and two crew members, both of whom died, Logston said.
The last communication from the Jetstream 32 indicated it was on a normal approach to Kirksville Regional Airport in northeastern Missouri, and there was no mention of any problems, said Elizabeth Isham Cory, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration in Chicago.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Logston said the plane's flight data recorder was recovered. Emergency crews searched woods and open fields early Wednesday for the missing passengers.
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