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A private plane crashed in Greenville, North Carolina, on Friday morning, police said.
The crash occurred at around 7.50 a.m. close to Pitt-Greenville Airport near the intersection of North Memorial Drive and Belvoir Road.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Newsweek that two people were onboard the plane. The Highway Patrol said there were no survivors, WITN reported.
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What To Know
The flight took off from Pitt-Greenville Airport at about 7:46 a.m. local time before crashing minutes later, according to flight records seen by The Daily Express. The plane was en route to Vero Beach in Florida.
The Greenville Police Department (GPD) said in a statement: "GPD and Greenville Fire & Rescue are providing scene control of a private plane crash in the area of N. Memorial Dr and Belvoir Road.
"N. Memorial is expected to be closed for the remainder of the day. Waiting on NTSB response."
The FAA told Newsweek that the plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza, a small single engine aircraft that entered service in the 1940s.
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Shakale Cofield, a local resident, posted photographs on social media purportedly showing the emergency service response to the crash. "Plane just went down in Greenville by the airport," he wrote.
An employee at a nearby Tropicana Supermarket also told Newsweek that the area was "full of police cars" and other emergency service vehicles.
Pitt-Greenville Airport is a regional airport located in eastern North Carolina, about 85 miles east of Raleigh.
The airport said they were unable to comment on the incident when contacted by Newsweek.
The United States has seen a number of deadly aviation crashes in 2025. On January 29, an American Airlines passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
On January 31, a medical plane crashed in northeast Philadelphia, killing all six people onboard.
Meanwhile in February, two people were killed after a small aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from a municipal airport in Georgia.
What People Are Saying
The FAA said in a statement: "A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed near Pitt-Greenville Airport in North Carolina around 7:50 a.m. local time on Friday, March 14. Two people were on board.
"The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates."
What Happens Next
An investigation into the crash will be conducted by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board.
Authorities are expected to provide further updates, including on the condition of those onboard the plane, later today.
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