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Small Plane Crashes Into Pennsylvania Parking Lot, Injuring Five

A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, damaging vehicles but narrowly avoiding a senior living facility.

  • The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza departed Lancaster Airport and crashed 15 minutes later in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania.
  • All five individuals on board were injured and transported to nearby hospitals; their conditions remain undisclosed.
  • The crash caused significant damage to about a dozen parked cars, some of which caught fire, but no injuries occurred on the ground.
  • Eyewitnesses reported the plane veered left during its climb and nosedived into the parking lot, creating a fireball upon impact.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash, which occurred after the pilot reported an issue with an open door.
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