[PHOTOS] 4 Dead After Plane Crashes Into Aviation Training Building At Kansas Airport
A twin-engine aircraft crashed on top of a building at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport just after take-off Thursday morning, killing at least four people, including the pilot.
By Sadho Ram — 31 Oct 2014, 04:09 AM — Updated about 10 years ago
An Instagram photo posted by a passenger at the Mid-Continent airport in Wichita, Kansas on 30 October, 2014. A small plane crashed into an airport building there, killing at least four people.
A passenger at the Mid Continent airport in Wichita, Kansas posted this photo to Instagram on Oct. 30, 2014 with the caption, "Not exactly what you want to see before boarding an airplane. #fire"
Image via abcnews.comLate Thursday night, (Malaysian local time), 30 October, a Beechcraft King Air plane crashed into the FlightSafety International building while attempting to return to the runway. According to reports, the plane lost power shortly after take-off.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that just before 10 a.m. local time, the twin-engine turboprop aircraft crashed into an airport building while trying to return to the runway after its pilot reported losing engine power.
wsj.comA spokesman for FlightSafety International, a flight-training company owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , said the aircraft crashed into its learning center for Cessna aircraft. The spokesman said the aircraft was a Beechcraft King Air B200, which is nearly 44 feet long and can hold a maximum of nine passengers and crew.
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According to local authorities, there were approximately 100 people in the building at the time of the crash, and that at least five people were injured in addition to the four confirmed fatalities
Jaison Podkanowicz posted this photo to Twitter on Oct. 30, 2014 from Mid Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas with the caption, "plane crashes into building at Mid Continent Airport".
Image via abcnews.comThe plane, headed to Mena, Arizona, struck the top of the Flight Safety Building shortly before 10 a.m. and approximately 100 people were inside at the time, according to airport officials. Smoke could be seen billowing from the building from miles away.
go.com"We understand that this is a very difficult time, especially for folks who have family members who are working out here and they don't know," Wichita Fire Marshal Brad Crisp told US media.
The pilot was one of the four people killed in the crash, with two of the fatalities confirmed to have been from inside the building
Firefighters try to put out a blaze in a building at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday, shortly after a Beechcraft King Air B200 crashed into the building, killing 4 people including the pilot
Image via nydailynews.comMark Goldstein, 53, was the pilot who was killed in the crash, said Ron Ryan, founder of Ryan International Airlines and a former colleague of Goldstein. Goldstein, who was the only one on board the plane, was a retired FAA air traffic controller. He was working as an independent contract pilot, Ryan said.
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Five people were transported to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital after the plane crashed shortly before 10 a.m. into a FlightSafety International, authorities said. As of 2:30 p.m., three people had been treated and released, one was in serious condition and one was in fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Seen here is a Beechcraft Super King Air B200 at a National Business Aviation Association static display at Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, Atlanta. The crashed plane was similar to this.
