Commuter plane, Charlotte, NC, airport.

-- Anonymous, January 08, 2003

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Fox Wednesday, January 08, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A commuter plane carrying 21 people crashed into a hangar Wednesday at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. There was no immediate word of survivors.

Nineteen passengers and two crew members were on board, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said. Police spokesman Keith Bridges said two people on the ground also were unaccounted for.

"We don't know the extent of the injury or the damage," Brown said.

The FAA identified the plane as Air Midwest Flight 5481, a Beech 1900 twin-engine turboprop departing for Greenville-Spartanburg. It crashed as it was taking off in clear weather at about 8:45 a.m.

Brown said the FAA did not know if the pilot reported any trouble to the tower.

-- Anonymous, January 08, 2003

oh boy! That's terrible.

Doesn't sound like a terrorist act, but I'm sure the news heads made it sound like it when they reported it on the tv.

-- Anonymous, January 08, 2003

I just see this now... yes, there is 2 planes down today!

-- Anonymous, January 08, 2003