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29th September 2013, 09:43 PM
Small Plane Crashes at Santa Monica Airport
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By Brandon Lowrey (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/results/?keywords=%22Brandon+Lowrey%22&byline=y&sort=date)
| Sunday, Sep 29, 2013 | Updated 8:36 PM PDT
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A dark plume of smoke rises from Santa Monica Airport after a small jet crashed into a hangar during an attempted landing, according to FAA officials.
A small business jet airplane crashed and burned after landing at Santa Monica Airport on Sunday night, sending a dark plume of smoke into the air, authorities said.
The twin-engine Cessna Citation was landing at the airport about 6:20 p.m. when it ran off of the right edge of the runway and struck a hangar, according to Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The aircraft had departed from Hailey, Idaho. A Santa Monica Fire Department official told NBC4's Kate Larsen the crash was "unsurvivable," but didn't know how many people were on board.
Witness Shea Bowen-Smith said she was visiting a friend a block away from the airport when she heard three loud booms. She went outside and saw a plume of dark smoke and snapped a photograph.
The Citation line of jets run from $3 million to $26 million and can seat five to nine people, according to the manufacturer's website.
The story is developing. Refresh this page for updates.
Image wont post.
By Brandon Lowrey (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/results/?keywords=%22Brandon+Lowrey%22&byline=y&sort=date)
| Sunday, Sep 29, 2013 | Updated 8:36 PM PDT
http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/654*368/WEBSMOCrash1.jpg
A dark plume of smoke rises from Santa Monica Airport after a small jet crashed into a hangar during an attempted landing, according to FAA officials.
A small business jet airplane crashed and burned after landing at Santa Monica Airport on Sunday night, sending a dark plume of smoke into the air, authorities said.
The twin-engine Cessna Citation was landing at the airport about 6:20 p.m. when it ran off of the right edge of the runway and struck a hangar, according to Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The aircraft had departed from Hailey, Idaho. A Santa Monica Fire Department official told NBC4's Kate Larsen the crash was "unsurvivable," but didn't know how many people were on board.
Witness Shea Bowen-Smith said she was visiting a friend a block away from the airport when she heard three loud booms. She went outside and saw a plume of dark smoke and snapped a photograph.
The Citation line of jets run from $3 million to $26 million and can seat five to nine people, according to the manufacturer's website.
The story is developing. Refresh this page for updates.