H Azmal 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2009 'Several die' in US plane crash A plane has crashed in the northern US state of Montana, aviation officials say, with reports of some fatalities. US news reports said a small plane crashed as it approached the airport in the town of Butte. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman told the AP news agency that 17 people had been killed, with some children among the dead. The small single-engine plane crashed some 500ft (150m) from Butte's airport while attempting to land, he said. An FAA spokesman told the BBC that the plane crashed at approximately 1527 local time (2127 GMT). Les Dorr said the plane was a Pilatis PC-12 Swiss-made turboprop aircraft. Preliminary information says it was en route from Orville, California to Butte, he said. The spokesman stressed that the numbers of those killed can be very fluid early on in a crash, and that nothing could be confirmed at this stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 3 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 ..that's bad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Pilatus PC-12 , not Pilatis as reported Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Heard news that there are 17 passengers onboard that ill-fated PC-12..All of them dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david.lavis 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 R.I.P. to all the persons on board this flight, this week has not started very well at all.. David. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li Ren 2 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 R.I.P to all victims. The saddest thing was that almost all passengers were children which may turn out to be a great scientist and leader of a country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chee Yong 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 RIP to all victims on board. Bad week for aviation industry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
