Five people, including a child, are killed in Virginia plane crash after jet fell short of runway and plowed through trees

Five people were killed in a plane crash in Virginia near Ingalls Field Airport in Bath County, north of Roanoke in the western part of the state.

The plane, a Westwind Astra, was a private jet and burst into flames on impact when the crash occurred at around 3pm when the plane came down short of the runway while attempting an emergency landing.

Virginia State Police say the plane missed the runway and plowed through trees before crashing into a hill.

The plane was initially not going to land at the airport WSET.

Of the five people who died, one was the pilot, another was the first officer and three others were passengers, including a child.

The crash occurred near Ingalls Field Airport in Bath County, north of Roanoke in the western part of the state. Pictured: A file photo of Ingalls Field Airport

The incident occurred around 3 p.m. when the plane touched down short of the runway at Ingalls Field Airport in Bath County, north of Roanoke (photo on Google Earth).

One of the passengers was a child aged 5-7 years old WSLS. No survivors have been found.

Local first responders immediately responded to the scene, including the Bath County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police and Hot Springs Fire and Rescue.

The Virginia State Police are investigating the crash along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Law enforcement authorities have closed the airport and are conducting on-site investigations.

There have been a number of fatal plane crashes in 2024 so far.

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A young family of five, including three children ages 12, 10 and 7, were killed in a fireball in Nashville last week.

Victor Dotsenko, 43, his wife Rimma, 39, and their three children David, 12, Adam, 10, and Emma, ​​7, died Monday next to Interstate-40 when their single-engine plane crashed and burst into a fireball.

Chilling cockpit audio recorded Victor frantically alerting air traffic control that his “engine failed” at 5,000 feet, saying his family was “going to land… I don’t know where.” I’m too far away, I can’t make it.’

Moments earlier, Victor mysteriously overshot several miles past John C. Thune Airport before flipping and crashing at 8 p.m., and investigators have “no idea why.”

A video from Florida shows a plane crash in Naples in February – a harrowing sight provided by an eagle-eyed motorist on I-75.

The private plane crashed into cars on a major highway, causing a massive explosion and killing two of the five people on board

Last month, a plane crashed on I-75 in Florida, killing two people.

The video shows the private jet, piloted by 50-year-old Edward Daniel Murphy, and the second man, Ian Frederick Hofmann, 65, crashing when the engines failed.

The two pilots were killed on impact, but thanks to their ability to guide the Bombardier Challenger 60 onto the busy highway, three others on board survived.

In January, four people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed off the coast of California’s Half Moon Bay.

Among them was a 27-year-old “experimental airplane enthusiast” who flew the home-built four-seat plane he bought from a retired dentist last year for $100,000.

A week later, another homebuilt single-engine, two-seat plane crashed into a car at a busy intersection 60 miles away in Concord, killing the pilot and injuring the car’s driver.

Both accidents did are investigated and have re-examined a rapidly growing subculture.