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North Carolina Private Cessna Crash and Burns on Landing

What: Cessna 501 Citation I/SP en route from Venice Florida to Macon County, NC
Where: Franklin-Macon County Airport, NC
When: Mar 15, 2012
Who: 2 crew, 3 passengers, 5 fatalities
Why: The plane owned by Bogdan Jakubowski of Venice, Florida appeared to be approaching too steeply when it attempted to land at 1:45, and when the pilot tried to level, a wing hit pavement, flipping and rolling the plane, which exploded into flames. Rescuers were on the scene within a minute but the plane was already engulfed. The names of those aboard have not been released.

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