SIX KILLED IN PLANE CRASH IN WESTERN AUSTRIA
Vienna,Austria -- A twin-engine Cessna aircraft crashed in Tirol in western Austria on Sunday, killing six of eight passengers on board, the Austrian Press Agency reported.
The plane departed from Innsbruck Airport at 6:50 a.m. local time (0450 GMT) and was en route to Valencia in Spainwhen radio and radar contact with the plane was abruptly lost shortly after take-off.
The plane had not made a distress call, though at 7:12 a.m. the Innsbruck Airport reported to authorities that the plane had lost control.
Shortly thereafter a recreational hunter near the scene of the accident heard engine noise followed by a crash and went to investigate.
01/10/2012 : Eastday.
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