'Multiple' deaths reported after single-engine plane crashes in North Carolina

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A North Carolina airport was closed Sunday after a single-engine airplane crashed while trying to land, resulting in the deaths of multiple people, according to officials.

On Saturday at 5:55 p.m. local time, the plane, a Cirrus SR22, crashed near the Wright Brothers National Memorial's First Flight Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board told Paste BN in an email. The airport is located in Kill Devil Hills on the North Carolina coast, around 90 miles south of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

When it crashed, the plane ended up in the wooded area of the airport, according to the National Park Service. Witnesses said the plane was attempting to land at the airport.

After the crash, a fire caused the plane to burn, and the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department and other local fire departments later extinguished it.

North Carolina plane crash resulted in multiple deaths

On board were four adults and one minor, Mike Barber, a spokesperson with the National Parks Service, told Paste BN. The Federal Aviation Administration had initially said there were four people on board.

When will the First Flight Airport reopen?

The airport and park will remain closed until Tuesday, according to the National Park Service. Wright Brothers National Memorial also remained closed on Sunday.

The airport was closed Saturday night after the incident, local news outlet CBS 17 reported.

The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crash.

This story was updated with new information.

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