Two people were killed when a twin-engine plane crashed Tuesday morning into a car dealership lot just outside the southeastern Ohio city of Marietta, officials said.
The 1974 Beechcraft King Air E90 crashed in the parking lot of a Pioneer Buick GMC dealership, killing the pilot and another occupant, the Ohio Highway Patrol said in a news release.
The crash happened just after 7 a.m. and the plane was bound for Columbus in Parkersburg, West Virginia, according to FlightRadar24 data.
No injuries were reported to anyone outside the plane. vehicles and buildings at the dealership were damaged, the highway patrol said.
Thick, dark smoke and orange flames rose from the parking lot in video of the scene posted to Facebook by Amber Davis, a Marietta resident who heard an explosion from her home and went outside to see what happened.
The fire has since been extinguished, Marietta police said. Aaron Nedeff told CNN.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, according to an FAA statement.
“The NTSB will be responsible for the investigation and will provide updates,” the FAA statement said.
Marietta is a city of about 13,000 about 13 miles northeast of Parkersburg and just across the Ohio River from the Mountain State.
This story is developing and will be updated.
