ABILENE (AP) — Three people were killed when a plane crashed Thursday in a rural area of West Texas as the pilot tried to return to an airport because of an electrical problem, authorities said.
Authorities said all three people aboard the plane died, but have not released their names.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the twin-engine Beechcraft BE20 Super King Air disappeared from air traffic radar just before 6 a.m. while trying to return to Abilene Regional Airport. He said the pilot had reported having an electrical problem.
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