WVIR Newsroom – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (WVIR) - Four people are dead after a plane flying to Charlottesville Albemarle Airport crashed in Mississippi on Monday morning, according to police.
Investigators say the pilot and three passengers were killed in the crash.
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The plane went down near the Tupelo Airport shortly after taking off.
The city's police chief says the plane is a Beech Bonanza single-engine, six-seat aircraft registered to a company in Texas.
The police chief says he believes the accident may have been caused by a mechanical issue.
The pilot had reported smoke in the cockpit, the FAA said.