11th Sep 2019, 13:56

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Airbubba

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Joe Rotterdam of the Lucas County Port Authority erroneously identified the plane as a CV-340 and reporter McKenzie Kuehnlein called the plane a Conveyor in an interview on the 6 am local news.

Unfortunately the crew is now confirmed dead:

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Two killed when cargo plane crashes near Toledo Express Airport

By Jeff Smith | Posted: Wed 3:49 AM, Sep 11, 2019 | Updated: Wed 8:29 AM, Sep 11, 2019

SWANTON, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo Lucas County Port Authority has confirmed that two people were killed when a cargo plane crashed just outside of the Toledo Express Airport early Wednesday morning.According to crews on the scene, that plane was a conveyor [sic] cargo plane flying from Millington, Tennessee which crashed on top of two semis at Bubba's [no known relation - Airbubba] Auto and Deisel [sic] near the airport around 3 AM Wednesday morning.

Police on the scene say the plane was fully engulfed when they arrived on the scene this morning. Port Authority officials say that fire is now extinguished. Police and fire crews from multiple departments arrived on scene to assist.

https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Cargo-plane-crashes-near-Toledo-Express-Airport-560011491.html

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