Plane crash claims two

Goldsby Firefighters reported two people were killed Monday morning in a single private plane crash in Goldsby.

Witnesses told first responders the plane crashed on take off from Paradise Airport south of Goldsby.

McClain County Sheriff Landy Offolter was told they took off and started having equipment problems and were trying to turn around and go back to the airport.

After the plane crashed it caught fire before being extinguished by firefighters.

The identities of the two people are not available at this time.

The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the McClain County Sheriff’s Department.

Also at the scene was Wadley’s EMS.