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Two dead in Wichita as plane hits Kansas airport building Four dead in Wichita as plane hits Kansas airport building
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At least two people died and four were injured when a small plane crashed into an airport building in Wichita, Kansas, officials say. At least four people were killed and five injured when a small plane crashed into an airport building in Wichita, Kansas, officials have said.
Firefighters responded around 09:50 local time (14:50 GMT) to a "horrific fire" after a plane crash landed, Fire Chief Ron Blackwell said. Firefighters responded at about 09:50 local time (14:50 GMT) to a "horrific fire" after a plane crash-landed, Fire Chief Ron Blackwell said.
Five people are still unaccounted for, he added. Four people remain missing, but a search was put on hold after a portion of the building collapsed.
The fire is now under control and the two fatalities are thought to have been inside the building. The Beechcraft aircraft lost power shortly after take-off.
The Beechcraft aircraft lost power to one engine on takeoff and crashed, broadcaster ABC reports, citing US air safety officials. The aircraft hit the FlightSafety International building. Other flights have not been affected.
The aircraft hit the FlightSafety International building, the airport said in a tweet, and flights have not been affected. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Tony Molinaro told local media the plane crashed while attempting to return to the runway.
The four dead were found inside the building. It is unclear what happened to the pilot of the aircraft.
Eyewitness Jaison Podkanowicz told the BBC he was at work nearby when he heard a "low pop".Eyewitness Jaison Podkanowicz told the BBC he was at work nearby when he heard a "low pop".
"I went outside and there was a plane on top of the building opposite, a flight training centre," he said."I went outside and there was a plane on top of the building opposite, a flight training centre," he said.
Mr Podkanowicz said the plane no longer had a cockpit but the part of the fuselage and tail was intact. Mr Podkanowicz said the plane no longer had a cockpit but that part of the fuselage and tail was intact.