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BREAKING NEWS: At least 3 men dead after plane crash, fourth body may be in wreckage

At least three men are dead after a plane crash this afternoon at the Lorain County Regional Airport, and rescuers say there’s a possibility there could be a fourth body somewhere in the wreckage, according to Lt. Travis Hughes, commander of the Elyria post of the State Highway Patrol.

According to Hughes, the FAA is en route from Cleveland and has asked the patrol to hold the scene for their arrival.

Listen to scanner audio from the plane crash:

The plane was approaching the airport to land from the west a little after 2 p.m., and there is no word yet what caused it to crash.

According to Flightaware.com, the plane departed from Gainesville Regional Airport in Florida a little after 11 a.m. for a 2 hour and 38 minute flight and was scheduled to arrive at the Lorain County Regional Airport a little after 1:30 p.m.

“All we know is it’s a really horrible crash,” de la Porte said.

Listen to an interview with neighbor Bob Tallhamer, who saw the plane coming in:

He described the plane as a “fairly big” propeller plane.

According to info from the Federal Aviation Administration database, the plane, which was manufactured in 2002, is a Mitsubishi fixed wing multi-engine turbo-prop and is owned by Mitts Corp. from Gainesville.

Also on scene are Tom Kelley of Lorain County Emergency Management, Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus and the Oberlin Fire Department.

Check back at Chroniclet.com for more on this story as it becomes available.

Photo by Bruce Bishop, The Chronicle-Telegram.

Photo by Bruce Bishop, The Chronicle-Telegram.



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