Five die in California small plane crash

Five people on board a small plane were killed on Wednesday when their aircraft crashed during take off in California, Xinhua reported.

Five people on board a small plane were killed on Wednesday when their aircraft crashed during take off in California, Xinhua reported.

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The plane was carrying six people when it crashed at the Long Beach Municipal Airport, about 40 km south of downtown Los Angeles. The lone survivor was rushed to a hospital.

The twin-engine Beechcraft King Air aircraft was engulfed in a fire after it crashed around 10:30 am

The plane was owned by a Los Angeles-based company. It was heading to the Salt Lake City in Utah when it crashed. A probe has been launched.