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This Article is From Feb 27, 2014

Three dead, two injured in Hawaii plane crash

Three dead, two injured in Hawaii plane crash
Investigators examine the site of a plane crash on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 near Nashville.
Wailuku, Hawaii: Authorities say three people are dead and three are injured following a plane crash on Hawaii's Lanai Island.

Maui County spokesman Rod Antone says the crash occurred around 9:30 pm on Wednesday near the island's airport.

He says details are still sketchy but the plane was taking off or had just taken off when it went down.

Antone says three are dead and two are critically injured. Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga says a third occupant was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Mainaga says crews located the aircraft about 1 mile southwest of the airport.

Authorities say they don't know how many people were aboard, the size of the aircraft or details about the crash.

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