US pilot, Chinese killed in light aircraft crash in China

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AP Beijing
Last Updated : May 04 2015 | 7:48 AM IST
An American pilot and a Chinese passenger have been killed in a light airplane crash in eastern China, state media reported.
The official Xinhua news agency said yesterday that neither of the deceased had been identified yet in the accident in Anhui province in eastern China.
Xinhua reported that the plane crashed within minutes of taking off Sunday afternoon and caught fire. It said the plane belonged to the George Heintz Aircraft Manufacturing Co., a US company operating in neighboring Henan province.
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First Published: May 04 2015 | 7:48 AM IST

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