Authorities: 9 killed, 3 injured in South Dakota plane crash

Authorities say nine people have been killed after a plane crashed in South Dakota.

Peter Knudson with the National Transportation Safety Board told the Associated Press that 12 people were aboard the Pilatus PC-12 when it crashed about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, shortly after taking off from Chamberlain, about 140 miles west of Sioux Falls.

Knudson said nine people were killed and three were injured. The single-engine plane was bound for Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Chamberlain and central south-central South Dakota were under a winter storm warning on Saturday. The National Weather Service reporting snow and visibility of a half-mile at the Chamberlain airport at the time of the crash.

Knudson said weather will be among several factors NTSB investigators will review, but no cause has yet been determined. He said inclement weather is making travel to the site difficult.

No further information was immediately available.

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