Plane crash kills 5 in skydiving group
From Times Wire Reports
A late-morning plane crash killed five members of a group of skydivers in a field in northwestern Montana, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration in Seattle said the plane went down shortly after takeoff, then burned.
The pilot of the Cessna 182 operated by Skydive Lost Prairie was carrying two skydiving instructors and two trainees to jumps, said Michael Morrill, a company manager.
He said the plane took off in good weather.
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