Multiple Injuries in Skydiving Plane Crash in Tennessee

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Several people were injured after a skydiving plane crashed outside a small Tennessee airport, authorities said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane carrying 20 people crashed shortly after departing Tullahoma Regional Airport on Sunday.

The plane experienced an unknown problem after takeoff and crashed into trees, Tullahoma City Administrator Jason Quick said at a briefing on Sunday evening. Three people were flown by medical helicopter to a Nashville area hospital and four others were taken to a local hospital, Quick said. Medics treated others with minor injuries on the scene.

The FAA was in Tullahoma Sunday talking with people who were on board and others who may have been witnesses to the crash, Quick said. The National Transportation Safety Board has advised that it will take over the investigation, he said.