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| 'Children die' in US plane crash | 'Children die' in US plane crash |
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| A plane has crashed in the northern US state of Montana, killing 17 people, aviation officials say. | |
| A witness said the light aircraft crashed in a cemetery as it approached the airport in the town of Butte. | |
| A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said several children were among the 17 people killed. | A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said several children were among the 17 people killed. |
| The pilot was flying from Oroville, California, when he diverted to Butte, the FAA said. He tried to land but crashed 500ft (150m) from the airport. | |
| The plane crashed in a cemetery close to the airport in cloudy weather conditions, Nick Dipasquale, who works at a nearby convenience store, told the BBC. | |
| He said he had been told that the children aboard the plane were returning from a ski trip. | |
| He added that an operation was under way at the scene of the crash. | |
| Les Dorr, an FAA spokesman, told the BBC that the plane crashed at approximately 1527 local time (2127 GMT). | Les Dorr, an FAA spokesman, told the BBC that the plane crashed at approximately 1527 local time (2127 GMT). |
| He said the plane was a Pilatus PC-12 Swiss-made turboprop aircraft. | |
| The spokesman stressed that the numbers of those killed can be very fluid early on in a crash, and that nothing could be confirmed at this stage. | The spokesman stressed that the numbers of those killed can be very fluid early on in a crash, and that nothing could be confirmed at this stage. |
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