Key takeaways:
- Five people died in a plane crash Wednesday shortly after taking off from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- The five people aboard, including the pilot, were CTEH employees out of its Little Rock office.
- The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, with the NTSB in charge of determining the cause.
Five people died in a plane crash Wednesday shortly after taking off from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. The twin-engine Beech BE20 was on its way to John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio when it crashed at around noon local time.
The environmental consulting firm CTEH confirmed in a statement to CBS News that all five people aboard, including the pilot, were CTEH employees out of its Little Rock office. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that there were five people aboard the plane.
At a news briefing, Lt. Cody Burk with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said that authorities were in “recovery mode” and that there were no survivors. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
CTEH expressed its condolences to the families of the five employees who were on board the plane. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleagues and friends,” the company said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones during this difficult time.”
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash. The NTSB will be in charge of determining the cause of the crash.
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