RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say four people have been taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a small plane crashed in western North Carolina.
Local media outlets reported the plane went down around 5 p.m. Sunday near the Rutherford-Polk county line.
Rutherford County Emergency Management Director Edward Hamrick told TV station WHNS the four-seat aircraft was flying out of Henderson County as part of an exhibition flight for children who were on board.
The FAA will investigate.
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