Small plane crashes after taking off at DuPage Airport in West Chicago; 2 dead: officials

A small plane crashed after taking off from DuPage Airport in West Chicago Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Plane crash in West Chicago kills 2 onboard

The FAA and DuPage Airport officials said a twin-engine Piper PA-30 plane crashed shortly after taking off from runway 20 at DuPage Airport around 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday.

Two killed in plane crash at DuPage Airport in West Chicago

Two men were killed in a plane crash at DuPage Airport on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Shortly before 2 p.m., a two-engine aircraft with two people aboard crashed at the west suburban airport shortly after taking off, the DuPage Airport Authority said in a statement.

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