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Ten people died when a small airplane crashed as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, according to a spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas.

Spokeswoman Mary Rosenbleeth said no one aboard the twin-engine plane survived after it struck a building at the Addison Municipal Airport, about 20 miles north of Dallas.

The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air hit an unoccupied hangar soon after 9 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency said a fire destroyed the plane but could not confirm how many people were aboard Sunday evening.

Officials have not released the identities of the people who died. Rosenbleeth said the Dallas County medical examiner's office confirmed the fatalities to the town and that authorities are still working to notify the families of the victims.

An official with the medical examiner's office told the Associated Press they could not release any information on the crash Sunday evening.

FAA investigators were at the crash site Sunday afternoon and the National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a crew to the scene. The plane's tail number has not yet been released.

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Ten people died when a small airplane crashed as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, according to a spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas.


Damage is seen to a hangar after a twin-engine plane crashed

Official: 10 dead in Dallas-area plane crash

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