No survivors after small plane crashes into building in Ohio
AKRON, Ohio -- There are no survivors after a small plane crashed into an apartment building in Akron, Ohio, authorities say.
Lt. Leon Henderson of Akron Police and Fire Department tells CBS News that the pilot and copilot are dead.
Their names have not been released.
CBS affiliate WOIO reports that officials from ExecuFlight, the company that leased the aircraft, tell them that there were nine people aboard the plane, a pilot, copilot and seven passengers. Authorities have not yet confirmed this.
WOIO reports that it happened just before 3 p.m. The Ohio Highway Patrol says the plane clipped a telephone wire, hit an apartment building on Mogadore Road at Skelton Road, then crashed into an embankment behind that building.
"We do know there are going to be fatalities inside that plane. We do not know how many at this time," said OSHP Staff Lt. Bill Haymaker from the scene to WOIO.
Haymaker says authorities have been in touch with the homeowner, who confirmed that no one was home at the time of the crash. He also says no one else on the ground was injured.
The FAA says a Hawker H25 business jet was on approach to Akron Fulton Airport, WOIO reports.
Ohio Highway Patrol, Akron Fire and Akron Police are on the scene.
The FAA and NTSB have representatives headed to the scene.