Skydiving Plane Crash in Tennessee Leaves Multiple Injured

Skydiving Plane Crash in Tennessee Leaves Multiple Injured

The NTSB is investigating a skydiving plane crash in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where the aircraft experienced an unknown issue during an attempted takeoff that resulted in the impact with both trees and terrain. Everyone on board survived but there were multiple confirmed injuries. NBC’s Priya Sridhar reports for TODAY.

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