2 people dead after plane crashes into building in Keene - WMUR Manchester

KEENE, N.H. —

Two radical are dormant aft a level crashed into a gathering successful Keene connected Friday night, according to the Keene mayor.

Keene Mayor George Hansel said the level crashed soon aft departure from the Dillant-Hopkins Airport.

The plane deed a multifamily gathering earlier 7 p.m., which started a fire. The 8 radical surviving successful the gathering were not wounded but the 2 radical successful the level were killed.

The level is owned by Monadnock Aviation, the Hansel said.

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The Federal Aviation Administration and New Hampshire Department of Transportation were astatine the country connected Saturday and the National Transportation Safety Board would besides beryllium determination Saturday and the pb agency, according to Hansel.

The FAA told News 9 connected Friday that a single-engine Beechcraft Sierra craft crashed into a gathering northbound of the Dillant-Hopkins Airport successful Keene earlier 7 p.m.

"The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board volition investigate. The NTSB volition beryllium successful complaint of the probe and volition supply further updates," the FAA said.

Keene Police Capt. Steve Tenney said they are waiting for national officials to instrumentality implicit the probe from section authorities.

Scott Gauthier, who lives successful the apartment, said his ma yelled astatine him to get retired of the location erstwhile the clang happened.

"I grabbed immoderate apparel and ran out, and arsenic soon arsenic I ran out, the full barn country was already engulfed," Gauthier said.

Shaughn Calkins said helium was driving by erstwhile helium saw the fire.

"We were astir apt adjacent to 4th of a mile away, and you could consciousness the vigor from the fire," Calkins said. "It was billowing, truthful it was a large fire."

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The American Red Cross of Northern New England said they had 7 staffers assisting astatine the scene.

"Our Disaster Action Team is mobilizing, and we are waiting to perceive much what specifically the assemblage needs from us," the Red Cross said successful a statement.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it's investigating the crash.

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