A plane crashed in Akron Thursday afternoon in a residential area, according to Akron Police. Injuries and damage are unknown at this time.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate why a plane smashed into the side of an Akron home on Thursday afternoon, May 14, killing two people on board.

Officials confirmed trainee pilot Issac Seekell was alone aboard the plane as NTSB launched a yearlong investigation into the fatal Westerly plane crash.

Four people aboard were killed in a medical plane crash near Capitan Thursday morning, according to Lincoln County. The plane, a King Air aircraft was traveling from Roswell to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when communications and radar contact were lost by ground personnel, read a news release from the county.

All four crew members involved in the jet collision ejected safely, according to a news release by the Navy.

Three people were injured in a plane crash off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida, officials from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) confirmed today.

The NTSB is investigating Thursday's fatal plane crash in Akron, where a 1963 Piper Cherokee struck a home, killing the flight instructor and pilot.

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The plane went missing early on May 14 after losing radar and communications early on May 14.