A plane crashed into a building in Keene on Friday night, killing two people, according to the mayor of Keene. Keene Mayor George Hansel said the plane crashed shortly after leaving Deland-Hopkins Airport. The plane crashed into a multi-family home at 661 Main Street at 6:48 p.m., sparking a fire. Eight people living in the building were not injured, but two people on the plane were killed. >> READ: Building owner response officials said the level 3 fire was extinguished at 8:47 p.m. The plane hit the garage attached to the building. “So the fire was a bit far from the main body of the house,” Keene Fire Chief Donald Farquhar said. The plane is owned by Monadnock Airlines, Hansel said. “It hit a building where eight people lived and none of those people were injured, which is an important detail and we were very lucky,” Hansel said. >> VIDEO: Officials Provide Updates According to Hansel, the Federal Aviation Administration and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation were on the scene Saturday, as would the National Transportation Safety Board with lead agencies on Saturday. Airport supervisor David Hinklin said the plane crashed about an eighth of a mile from the end of the runway. >> VIDEO: Aerial video of the plane crash Michael Robinson is the building supervisor for the Church of Hope next door to the apartment complex. “It’s a little disturbing because it’s a direct airport route, so planes fly by a lot, and we don’t think about it because we’re used to it,” said one of his friends. The apartment lost everything. “His vehicle — he’s a contractor, so he lost all the tools in it. He was hit hard,” Robinson said. It is hoped the church’s Sunday services are cancelled tomorrow so investigators can continue to work ill-fated in their car park. >> READ: Church youth group ‘shaking’ the American Red Cross in northern New England says they have seven staff members on site to assist. “Our disaster response teams are mobilizing and we are waiting for more information to come from us about what the community specifically needs,” the Red Cross said in a statement. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the accident.
A plane crashed into a building in Keene on Friday night, killing two people, according to the mayor of Keene.
Keene Mayor George Hansel said the plane crashed shortly after leaving Deland Hopkins Airport.
The plane hit a multi-family home at 661 Main Street at 6:48 p.m., causing a fire. Eight people living in the building were not injured, but two people on the plane were killed.
>> read: Owner response
The level 3 fire was put out at 8:47 p.m., officials said. The plane crashed into a garage in the building.
“So the impact point was a bit far from the main body of the house,” Keene Fire Chief Donald Farquhar said.
Hansel said the plane was owned by Monadnock Airlines.
“It hit a building where eight people lived and none of those people were injured, which is an important detail and we were very lucky,” Hansel said.
>> Video: official update
The Federal Aviation Administration and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation arrived at the scene Saturday, as will the National Transportation Safety Board and lead agencies, according to Hansel.
Airport supervisor David Hinklin said the plane crashed about an eighth of a mile from the end of the runway.
>> Video: Aerial video of plane crash
Michael Robinson is the architectural director for the Church of Hope next door to the apartment complex.
“It’s a little disturbing because it’s a direct route to the airport, so planes fly by a lot, and we don’t care about that because we’re used to it,” Robinson said.
He said a friend who lived in the apartment had lost everything.
“His vehicle — he’s a contractor, so he lost all the tools in it. He was hit hard,” Robinson said.
It is hoped the church’s Sunday service tomorrow has been cancelled so investigators can continue to work in their parking lot.
>> read: Church youth groups ‘shake up’
The Northern New England Red Cross said it had seven staff members on site to assist.
“Our disaster operations team is mobilizing and we are waiting to learn more about the specific needs of our communities,” the Red Cross said in a statement.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the accident.
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