Jetstream Crash
Reports: 8 Die In Missouri Plane Crash
POSTED: 11:21 pm EDT October 19, 2004
UPDATED: 12:17 am EDT October 20, 2004
CHICAGO -- A small plane crashed in a wooded area of northeastern Missouri Tuesday evening.
Quincy, Ill., television station WGEM reported that eight people were killed in the crash, but the Associated Press said only five were confirmed dead. Three people are missing, and two survivors were found, the station said.
The Federal Aviation Administration in Chicago says the plane was believed to be a Corporate Express flight on a regular route from St. Louis to Kirksville, Missouri, when it crashed just after 7:30 p.m. CST. Corporate Express is an affiliate of American Airlines.
The aircraft, a BAC Jetstream Turbo Prop, left Lambert Airport in St. Louis earlier in the evening.
Twelve people were thought to have been on the plane but it's unclear if that figure includes crew members.
The plane's last communication at 7:33 p.m. indicated it was on a normal approach to Kirksville Regional Airport, and there was no mention of any problems.
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