"The initial point of impact was a runway light stanchion located about 1,800 feet from the runway threshold," said Senior Air Safety Investigator Dan Baker. "The airplane subsequently impacted trees, two other runway light stanchions and the airport perimeter fence short of the runway threshold before coming to rest near the runway threshold."

A small plane crashed while landing at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday morning, officials said.

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It was like any other business trip for Minnesota frequent flyer Pete Carleton: walk through TSA, fill up the water bottle past security and chat with colleagues at the gate.

The government’s admission came in a document filed in federal court Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by the widow of one of the victims.

A small plane crashed into a residential complex in Nashua, New Hampshire on Wednesday afternoon. The Velocity V-Twin crashed shortly after departing Nashua Airport around 2:10 p.m., according to the FAA.