A small plane crashed into a building at a Kansas airport Thursday, igniting a large blaze.
According to airport authorities, a small plane crashed on the roof of a building at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, leaving two people dead and five injured.
Initial reports from the Wichita Police Department suggest that four people were also unaccounted for following the crash. The aircraft, identified as a Beechcraft King Air 200, struck the building around 9:45 a.m. CT.
At 9:46am a Beechcraft King Air hit the Flight Safety building. 2 confirmed dead. 5 at area hospitals. 4 unaccounted for at this time.— Wichita Police (@WichitaPolice) October 30, 2014
The plane crashed into a FlightSafety building located at the airport, and not the main terminal, according to the airport. Flights in and out of the airport were temporarily delayed, but quickly resumed regular operation.
Small plane crashed into FlightSafety bldg at 1851 Airport Rd. Details will be coming as we learn more.— MidContinent Airport (@FlyICT) October 30, 2014
The building's location on the east side of the airport loop can be seen on the map, below:
Photographs show extensive damage to the building's roof, as bystanders documented the dramatic scene.
We have two photogs on the scene of planbe crash. Our Brian Corn is close. pic.twitter.com/zU8FBo7bFQ— Travis Heying (@travisheying) October 30, 2014
A plane crash at the airportA photo posted by Carl George (@cgeorge69) on Oct 10, 2014 at 8:22am PDT
You can see tail of the aircraft on the rooftop pic.twitter.com/1PlWbcBfey— Jaison.Tyler (@Jaison_Tyler92) October 30, 2014
Plane crashed into Flight Safety right across the street from my father-in-law! #Wichita #Kansas @KWCH12 pic.twitter.com/4jxn4c12Ky— Tracey Weaver ąཞɬ (@mojorisinhi) October 30, 2014