2 killed in plane crash at car dealership lot near Marietta, Ohio
Two people – including pilot – are dead after small 10-seater commuter plane crashes into southeastern Ohio car dealership
By VANESSA SERNA
Two people, including the pilot, were killed after a small commuter plane that can carry up to ten passengers crashed into a southeastern Ohio car dealership on Tuesday morning.
The pilot of the 1974 Beechcraft King Air E90 aircraft and a passenger died after the plane crashed into a car lot located at 1000 Pike Street in Marietta.
The airplane, owned by Intel Management, was en route from Columbus, Ohio, to Parkersburg, West Virginia, before it went down at around 7.15am, some 35 minutes after take-off.
The crash site appeared to be between the Pioneer Buick GMC car lot and the Hensler’s County Market. Eight cars at the dealership were on fire and the remains of the plane could be seen by bystanders.
‘I literally just watched this plane crash,’ Latoya Rashcelle wrote on Facebook along with a video of the crash site. ‘It was going through the sky… then did a bunch of flips and fell straight to the ground.’
No deaths or injuries were reported on the ground.
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Small commuter plane crashes into Marietta, Ohio car dealership
A small plane crashed into a car dealership in Ohio on Tuesday morning. (Pictured: A man can be seen coming from around the fire
The crash appears to behind a car lot and the Hensler’s County Market
A Beechcraft 90 airplane heading to West Virginia crashed into the car lot. Pictured: a similar plane to the one that crashed
.@OSHP is currently responding to a plane crash in Marietta. Avoid the area on SR 7 between I-77 and Browns Road. More information will be forthcoming.
— OSHP_SEOhio (@OSHP_SEOhio) October 18, 2022
Commuters were asked to avoid the SR 7 between I-77 and Browns Road as the scene cleared. Officers and fire departments from Reno and Williamstown were dispatched to the crash site.
Marietta has a population of about 13,385 people and is located in southeastern Ohio – roughly 105 miles of Columbus and just north of the West Virginia border.
An investigation of the crash is underway and ongoing.
The Beechcraft 90 airplane was traveling from Ohio to West Virginia. It crashed about 20-minutes after taking off
Officers and fire departments from Reno and Williamstown are at the crash site. Pictured: fire fighters attempting to put out the blaze
.@OSHP is currently responding to a plane crash in Marietta. Avoid the area on SR 7 between I-77 and Browns Road. More information will be forthcoming.
— OSHP_SEOhio (@OSHP_SEOhio) October 18, 2022
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