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Commuter Plane Crash at N. Carolina Airport Kills 21

Published January 8, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

All 21 people aboard die as a commuter plane crashes at North Carolina's Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. The plane, bound for Greenville, S.C., fell back to earth after taking off in clear, mostly calm skies, and skidded into a maintenance hangar. The cause of the crash is unclear. Scott Jagow of member station WFAE reports.

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