Business Jet Crash In Minnesota

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There are published and broadcast reports that a Raytheon Hawker 800 has crashed in Owatonna, Minnesota. The most recent updates indicate at least 8 dead.

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The mission appears to have been a charter from Atlantic City to Owatonna. The plane crash was reported as taking place at 9:30 am local time. Severe weather was reported in the area including very high wind gusts in excess of 70 mph.

[AeroSpace News]

Additional data from the NTSB:

The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate today's plane crash in Owatonna,
Minnesota.  At about 10:00 a.m. CDT this morning, a BAE 125 (N818MV) operated by East Coast Jets crashed while on
approach to Owatonna Degneer Regional Airport.  There are seven reported fatalities.
 
NOTE: That figure appears out of date as the death toll is now sadly reported to be 8.