Small plane crashes near Iowa airport

January 17th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by BNO News  

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (BNO NEWS) — A small plane carrying three people crashed near an Iowa airport on Saturday evening, officials said.

The Cessna 177RG aircraft, which is capable of carrying one pilot and three passengers, went down as it was approaching Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, according to FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory.

“Our investigation has begun, [it will take] several weeks or more before completion,” Cory said.

The conditions of the three people on board the aircraft was not immediately known.

Federal records show the fixed wing single-engine aircraft was build in 1978 and was registered to Philip Fisher of Cabell, West Virginia. It was not known if Fisher was actually on board when the plane went down.

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