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June 18, 2008

Cargo plane crashes at Cape Cod airport, killing 1

HYANNIS, Mass. -- A cargo plane has crashed on takeoff at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis, killing the pilot, who was the only person on board.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlence Salac says the plane crashed about 500 feet down a runway about 10 a.m. today.

The aircraft was a DeHavilland C6 propeller plane.

Salac says the plane's destination and other information including the pilot's identity were not immediately available.

The airport has been temporarily closed. Federal investigators will head to the scene to try to determine the cause of the crash.

-- The Associated Press

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