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LOCK HAVEN, Pa., (UPI) -- A plane chartered by a federal agency crashed in Pennsylvania, killing all three people on board, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
The Cessna 210, chartered by the Department of Agriculture, crashed Monday in a residential area of Lock Haven, WTAJ-TV in Altoona reported.
Scranton's WNEP-TV reported the plane, with a pilot and two employees off the U.S. Forest Service on board, was heading to the Lock Haven airport from Clarion County's airport when it crashed. They were conducting aerial insect surveys over Pennsylvania, the TV station said.
The plane crashed less than a block away from the runway to which it was headed, having first hit a utility pole, then a house and finally three vehicles before bursting into flames, WTAJ-TV said.
"All we heard was 'smash' about three or four times. Next thing we know we looked out through the alley and saw an airplane flying down the street," said Nicole Baer, who lives next door to where the plane hit.
There were no injuries in the neighborhood, but residents were shaken.
"It's really scary, real scary because you never know -- anything could happen at any time," resident Terrance Sauders said.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safely Board were investigating the accident.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa., (UPI) -- A plane chartered by a federal agency crashed in Pennsylvania, killing all three people on board, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
The Cessna 210, chartered by the Department of Agriculture, crashed Monday in a residential area of Lock Haven, WTAJ-TV in Altoona reported.
Scranton's WNEP-TV reported the plane, with a pilot and two employees off the U.S. Forest Service on board, was heading to the Lock Haven airport from Clarion County's airport when it crashed. They were conducting aerial insect surveys over Pennsylvania, the TV station said.
The plane crashed less than a block away from the runway to which it was headed, having first hit a utility pole, then a house and finally three vehicles before bursting into flames, WTAJ-TV said.
"All we heard was 'smash' about three or four times. Next thing we know we looked out through the alley and saw an airplane flying down the street," said Nicole Baer, who lives next door to where the plane hit.
There were no injuries in the neighborhood, but residents were shaken.
"It's really scary, real scary because you never know -- anything could happen at any time," resident Terrance Sauders said.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safely Board were investigating the accident.
