Two Dead Following Small Plane Crash at Kansas Airport -- 2nd Update

By Jack Nicas 

A small plane crashed into a building at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Kansas shortly after takeoff on Thursday morning, killing at least two people, authorities said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said that just before 10 a.m. local time, the twin-engine turboprop aircraft crashed into an airport building while trying to return to the runway after its pilot reported losing engine power.

A spokesman for FlightSafety International, a flight-training company owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the aircraft crashed into its learning center for Cessna aircraft. The spokesman said the aircraft was a Beechcraft King Air B200, which is nearly 44 feet long and can hold a maximum of nine passengers and crew.

Local officials said there were up to 100 people in the building at the time of the crash, and that at least four people were injured in addition to the two confirmed fatalities. They said another five people were unaccounted for.

Live footage from the scene showed ambulances on the scene and firefighters spraying the building with water.

Susan Carey contributed to this article.

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