Plane crashes in Kentucky shortly after takeoff:'Significant number of fatalities,' FAA says; flight en route to Atlanta

...BREAKING NEWS!

"The crash marks the end of what has been called the 'safest period in aviation history.' There has not been a major crash since Nov. 12, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 587 plunged into a residential neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., killing 265 people, including five on the ground."

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Updated (CT): 3:12 p.m. MT
"49 dead, 1 survivor!"

8.27.06

A plane flying from Lexington, Kentucky to Atlanta, Ga. crashed shortly after takeoff early Sunday morning.

Comair flight 5191 was carrying 50 people on board - 47 passengers and three crew. It crashed a mile west of the airport in a wooded area, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.

There are a "significant number of fatalities," said Kathleen Bergen, a spokesman for the FAA in Atlanta.

The FAA believes a fire was associated with the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending team of inspectors to the scene.

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