Nine dead in Brule County, SD plane crash
- by Ernesto Newman
- in World
- — Dec 2, 2019
A plane crash in the U.S. state of South Dakota killed nine people, including two children, and injured three others on Saturday while a winter storm warning was in place, USA media reported.
Brule County State's Attorney Theresa Maule told KELOLAND that 12 people were on the plane.
A preliminary investigation report is expected to be released within two weeks, Knudson said.
Peter Knudson, an official with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), was quoted as saying that a Pilatus PC-12 plane with 12 people on board crashed at about 12:30 p.m.
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A Pilatus PC-12, the same type of plane that crashed near Chamberlain, S.D., on Sunday. The three survivors were taken to Sioux Falls for treatment.
The crash happened as major winter weather barreled through the region, FAA spokesperson Lynn Lunsford said. The Chamberlain area was under a winter storm warning and the National Weather Service said visibility was a small distance from the airport.
According to the Pilatus website, the current PC-12 model of the single-engine turboprop plane can carry no more than one pilot and 10 passengers. The Hansens were executives with Conrad & Bischoff, Kyäni and KJ's Super Stores.
Knudson told the Associated Press weather will be among several factors that the agency will investigate, but said it was too early to determine.
