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Engine sounds heard before Alaska plane crash

By Becky Bohrer
Published September 17, 2014 8:41pm ET
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Engine sounds heard before Alaska plane crash
FILE- In this July 8, 2013 file photo, National Transportation and Safety Board go-team members examine the remains of an aircraft wreck in Soldotna, Alaska. The National Transportation Safety Board plans to release on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 hundreds of pages from its investigation into an air taxi crash that killed 10 people. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, Rashah McChesney, File) | Rashah McChesney

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two witnesses on the ground described hearing a high-pitched sound from the engine of a small airplane before it crashed last year on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, killing all 10 people aboard.

Another reported seeing a puff of black smoke from the engine area.

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