has any one heard about the plane crash in north carolina

[usascs]

i have friends down there that live real close to the airport. and was wondering if any one has any info, or know where i can find out.

[usascs]

US Airways Express Flight 5481, a Beechcraft 1900 twin-engine turboprop, was taking off in clear, windy weather from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport when it hit the corner of a U.S. Airways hangar at full throttle just before 9 a.m., officials said.

Nineteen passengers and two crew members were aboard the flight, which was operated by Air Midwest and headed to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown.

The last radio contact with the pilots was clearance for takeoff, she said.

"The plane is so destroyed there's not much to see," said Charlotte police spokesman Keith Bridges. "It's just a horrible sight."

The plane veered into the hangar and came down on its roof, witnesses told WCNC-TV. Video from the scene showed smoldering wreckage and a charred side of the hangar.

Airport Director Jerry Orr said there were no survivors aboard the plane; however, three people on the ground who were thought to have been missing had been accounted for.

There was no immediate indication of terrorism, the FBI said.

[NIGHTOWL4]

Try wbtv.com or something similar.

Or maybe the Charlotte observer .
Hope everythings ok!
I know it didn't do me any favors...

[ajksmom]

Try cnn.com. It's been on CNN and Fox News on and off all morning.

Very Sad.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/01/08/plane.crash/index.html

and there is also another thread here in OT about it.

[ajksmom]

BREAKING NEWS FROM LOCAL TV NEWS CHANNEL

Plane originated from Lynchburg VA. Around 50 miles from me.

1-800-679-8215 Family Support Line

[kt]

I Live in Charlotte, and heard about it this morning, try charlotte.com (http://www.charlotte.com)

It it a commuter plane that goes from Charlotte, NC to Greenville-Spartanburg, SC everymorning at about 8:30 since Charlotte is the biggest US Airways hub it gets people from other flights to western SC

[usedtirewife]

From what I am understanding the news is saying that no one on the ground was hurt. Just the 21 people on the plane. And they are saying that everything disenigrated on impact duel to have a full tank of fuel. i live about 30 minutes from the airport and it has been on the tv all day. hope this helps. also here is the link to the local news channels:
http://www.gocarolinas.com/partners/wsoctv/

[heartlvrs]

I am 30 mins from airport..lets all pray for these families!!

[Angel~Chihuahua]

i heard about this and have been worried all day. My friend Mike flies planes out of that airport, he lives in NC... I hope he is ok...

[mesue]

Here is a newspaper link that has 1000's of newspapers that are online http://www.onlinenewspapers.com I saw this on CNN this morning such sad news at first they said there were some injured but that was earliest reports then they said the earlier reports were wrong and that there were no survivors.