Deputies in Baxter County, Arkansas confirm a plane has crashed just south of Gaston's Resort in Lakeview. The Piper Cherokee Lance crashed shortly after takeoff on the private air strip with five people on board. The sheriff's department says there are 3 people dead, another was flown to Springfield and another is being treated at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Authorities say the FAA and NTSB have been notified and investigators with those agencies are headed to the scene.
updated 6/27/09 6:44am