Empty Commuter Plane Crashes, Killing Pilot
United Press International
CENTREVILLE, Va. —
A twin-engine commuter plane with no passengers aboard crashed Wednesday on takeoff from Washington-Dulles International Airport and burst into flames, killing the pilot, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A spokesman for Fairways Corp., which owned the Twin Otter aircraft, said it was on a maintenance flight.
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