Plane crash in North Carolina: Fatalities reported

Several people are dead after a small private jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Statesville, North Carolina, according to a local sheriff’s office official. The crash happened shortly after 10:15 a.m., Iredell County Chief Deputy Bill Hamby told CNN. The exact number of fatalities is not known at this point, he added. #planecrash #statesville #news

00:37 CNN aviation correspondent on plane crash
03:09 Aviation expert weighs in on early details of the crash
04:17 Description of the type of plane involved in the crash