5 Die, Including Child, After Plane Crashes Near Virginia Airport: 'There Were No Survivors'

Five people were killed, including a child, when a small plane burst into flames after crashing in Virginia on Sunday.

Although their names have not been released at this time, the victims have been identified as the plane’s pilot and co-pilot, as well as two adults and one child, according to Virginia State Police.

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“According to the plane owner’s attorney and family friend, the occupants were attending an event at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs,” Garletts said. “There were no survivors.”

The plane was short on its approach to the runway and struck the trees and then the hillside, according to Garletts. It wasn’t immediately clear if wind played a factor in the crash, perNBC affiliate WSLS.

Garletts told theAssociated Pressthat “everything is burnt” at the crash site, meaning “the tail numbers are unidentifiable.”

The victims' remains were sent to the Virginia Office of the Medical Examiner, Western District, for positive identification.

The airport had been closed in the immediate aftermath of the incident, per the AP.

source: people.com