Family Killed in Plane Crash Near Airport
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A small plane crashed near an airport in Ironwood Township in northern Michigan, killing all five people on board, authorities said.
The victims in the twin-engine Piper were the pilot, his wife and three children, Deputy Sheriff Jay Kangas said. The weather was clear at the time of the crash, Kangas said.
“The pilot reported an engine problem followed by a landing gear problem, and was circling the airport at the time of the crash,” said Ted Lopatkiewicz, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board.
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