November 9, 2009

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Three people have been injured in a small plane crash in South Carolina.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the multiengine King Air B200 crashed short of the runway at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport around 10:15 Monday morning.

Bergen had no immediate details about injuries. Multiple media outlets reported that three people were sent to a hospital.

The airport is now closed.

An airport spokeswoman told the Greenville News the plane hit a guard rail on S.C. Highway 14, skipped over the highway, hit the other guard rail and landed on the grass.

The plane is registered to MDTR Holdings LLC in Virginia Beach, Va. FlightAware.com shows that the plane flew from Norfolk, Va., to Greenville Sunday night.

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