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Miraculous Survival in Lancaster Plane Crash; Investigation Underway

A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a retirement community parking lot, injuring five on board. Investigation by FAA ongoing, no injuries reported on the ground.

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A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed into the Brethren Village retirement community parking lot in Lancaster County, PA, around 3:18 p.m. on Sunday. Thankfully, all five individuals on board survived and were taken to local hospitals, although their conditions remain unknown. Witnesses reported seeing the plane veer left before crashing, creating a massive fireball upon impact. No injuries occurred on the ground, but at least a dozen nearby cars were damaged. The FAA is launching an investigation into the incident as it follows a series of aviation accidents in recent months, raising safety concerns nationwide.

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  • Five people on board a small airplane that crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said.
  • The plane went down at about 3:18 p.m. in the parking lot of Brethren Village, a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles east of Philadelphia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local officials.
  • The FAA confirmed that five people were on the plane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, when it crashed.

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The aircraft involved was a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza.

All five people on board were injured and taken to local hospitals. Their current conditions are not specified.

No one on the ground was injured, but about a dozen cars were damaged, with five severely damaged.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting the investigation, with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) also involved.

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