Four people died when a small plane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City, local authorities said.
The plane crashed around 1:30 p.m. at Sundance Airport, a small airport on the outskirts of the city, according to Oklahoma City Fire Capt. John Chenoweth. He said the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were notified of the crash.
The FAA said in a preliminary statement that the aircraft was a single-engine Beechcraft BE33 that crashed during takeoff from the airport and the NTSB will be responsible for the investigation.
NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway wrote in an email that the plane was a Beech F33A, although the information is preliminary. NTSB investigators are expected to be on site tomorrow to examine the aircraft, Holloway added.
A resident who lives near Sundance Airport told KOCO 5 News his son heard helicopters and they left. The resident said he smelled smoke.
The manager of Sundance Airport did not immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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