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twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air was destroyed by fire
from the crash, according to Darci Neuzil, deputy director of
Addison Airport, a general aviation facility located about 10
miles (17 km) north of downtown Dallas.
She said the plane had been headed for Florida when it took off
at about 9 a.m. local time. Nobody on the ground was reported
hurt, Neuzil added.
The plane had just lifted off the runway at the south end of the
airport when it veered left, dropped its left wing and slammed
into the hangar, the Dallas Morning News reported online, citing
Addison fire department spokesman Edward Martelle.
There were no survivors among the 10 people who were aboard the
aircraft, Neuzil said. Their identities were being kept
confidential as authorities worked to notify next of kin.
"It's a very sad day for Dallas County," a local judge, Clay
Jenkins, told the Dallas Morning News, which reported the plane
had been en route to St. Petersburg, Florida. "My prayers are
with the families we're notifying about this tragedy."
There was no official word on the cause of the crash. CBS News,
citing unnamed sources, reported that the plane lost an engine
on takeoff.
Video footage of the immediate aftermath showed flames and
heavy, dark smoke billowing from the hangar, which according to
local media was unoccupied at the time. Still photos posted
online also showed a large gash in the side of the building.
Investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
were due to arrive on the scene later in the day, Neuzil told
Reuters.
No further details about the circumstances of the crash were
immediately available, Neuzil said.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles and Daniel Wallis in
New York; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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