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2 firefighters feared dead as 2 planes collide

Two firefighters identified as Kyle Hibst and David Wittkamper were both feared dead when their single-engine airplane collided with a jet on an airport runway in Marion, Indiana, USA.

According to a statement from Madison County Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the firefighters worked with the Pipe Creek Township Fire Department before their death.

“A single-engine Cessna 150 collided on the ground this afternoon with a Cessna 525 CitationJet at Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana,” the FAA said in a statement.

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“Preliminary information indicates that the Cessna 150 was attempting to take off about 5:09 ET when it struck the tail of the Citation, which had just landed. The Cessna 150 was carrying two people and the Citation had five aboard,” the statement added.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, said the smaller plane struck the tail of the jet — which was carrying five people — shortly after 5 p.m. The agency said that the airport does not have an air traffic control tower and that pilots are expected to announce their intentions over radio.

 

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