2 killed when powered parachute aircraft flips while landing

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — A powered parachute plane rolled over while landing in Kentucky, killing the two people on board, authorities said.

The small plane crashed Sunday in Nicholasville, south of Lexington, the Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office said on social media. The man and woman aboard the plane were killed, Sheriff Kevin Grimes said at a news conference.

The plane, called a Buckeye Dream Machine, turned over during landing around 5:45 p.m., according to early information gathered by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating. A preliminary report is expected in about 30 days.

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