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Preliminary report released on crash that killed 4 members of Kansas family

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal report on a plane crash that killed four members of a Kansas family gives more details, but does not indicate a possible cause of the accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board’s report says a missed landing preceded the crash on April 22.

The report says witnesses saw the landing gear retract and the plane go back into the air just before it landed at Topeka’s airport. Before it crashed in a cornfield, the plane went into a steep left turn. No distress call was received.

The crash of the six-seat Beechcraft Baron killed 35-year-old Richard Dylan Spencer; his wife, Amy Beth Spencer, and the couple’s two children, Chase, 7, and Ansley, 5.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a full NTSB report could take 18 months.

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Information from: The Topeka Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com

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