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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/30/national/main1847439.shtml6 Dead, 2 Injured In Skydiver Plane Crash In Eastern Missouri
SULLIVAN, Missouri, July 30, 2006
(AP) A small plane carrying skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff, killing six people on board and injuring two others, authorities and witnesses said.
Early reports Saturday indicated the plane may have struck a telephone pole before hitting a tree, Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke said. It crashed about 10 feet from a house.
n this photo provided by the Sullivan Independent News, rescue workers try and aid victims of a small plane crash Saturday, July 29, 2006, in Sullivan, Mo. (AP Photo/Sullivan Independent News)
Four people were dead at the scene and two more died at St. John's Mercy Hospital in Creve Couer, hospital spokesman David Downs said. One of the injured was in critical condition and one was in serious condition, Downs said.
No one on the ground was reported injured, Toelke said.
"People on the ground said they saw something happen to the engine, and the plane sort of entered into a nosedive," Toelke said.