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Two people on board died in a small plane crash in western Harnett County on Friday.

2 dead in Harnett County plane crash

<p>WEEK. WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND? WE'LL TAKE A LOOK. BREAKING RIGHT NOW. THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING A PLANE CRASH IN HARNETT COUNTY. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE SCENE FROM SKY 5 EARLIER THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I'M RENEE CHOU AND I'M JEFF HOGAN. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS NOON. WE KNOW 2 PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD THAT PLANE WHEN IT CRASHED ON THE PROPERTY OF A BOAT DEALERSHIP. &gt;&gt; ON HOLLY SPRINGS CHURCH ROAD, WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU FIRST WRAL'S GRACE TEVA IS LIVE IN HARNETT COUNTY GRACE. &gt;&gt; IT DEFINITELY HAS BEEN A VERY UPSETTING START TO THE DAY FOR PEOPLE HERE IN THIS AREA OF HARNETT COUNTY WHO SAY THEY WATCHED A PLANE CRASHED JUST BEHIND ME HERE OFF OF HOLLY SPRINGS CHURCH ROAD. YOU CAN SEE HERE SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES BY A BUSINESS THAT A NEIGHBOR TELLS US IS A BOAT REPAIR SHOP. JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FIELD. SKY 5 FLEW OVER THE SCENE EARLIER THIS MORNING. TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO THAT IT SHOT. YOU CAN SEE AN AREA BY A BOAT THAT HAS A BLUE TARP OVER IT AND ON THE GROUND NEARBY, IT'S COVERED IN BLACK ASH. YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOMETHING NEARBY. THAT'S BRIGHT YELLOW ON THE GROUND. A WOMAN WHO WATCHED THIS CRASH SAYS THAT SHE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SHE SAW. &gt;&gt; DOING A MANEUVER. AS IT GOT CLOSER. I STARTED. THANK BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING REALLY CLOSE. IT JUST SLAMMED INTO THE GROUND. &gt;&gt; MARYLAND SAYS THAT WHEN SHE SAW THE PLANE CRASH IN IT BE COVERED IN FLAMES, SHE HER FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO SEE IF SHE HAD ANY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS LAYING AROUND THAT SHE COULD USE BEFORE CALLING 9-1-1 TO REPORT WHAT SHE SAW. SO AGAIN, A VERY UPSETTING DAY HERE FOR HER AND OTHER NEIGHBORS WHO WATCH THIS ALL UNFOLD. WE ARE STILL WORKING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY CAUSED THIS CRASH, THE PLANE THAT WAS INVOLVED AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO WAS ON BOARD AND THEIR CONDITIONS WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE AT WRAL COM HAS THIS</p>

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2 on board plane that crashed in Harnett County

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