[Petruchio]

On my local news report:

8 dead

2 survivors

3 missing

[JellyJam]

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A commuter plane crashed in a wooded area in northeastern Missouri, killing at least five of the 12 people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration in Chicago said.

The plane crashed four miles south of the Kirksville airport, where it was headed, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said. The plane, believed to have been a Corporate Express flight, was on a regular route from St. Louis when it crashed shortly after 7:30 p.m., she said.

The last communication from the Jetstream 32 twin turboprop indicated it was on a normal approach to Kirksville Regional Airport, and there was no mention of any problems, she said.

Cory did not know whether the number of people reported on board the plane included crew members.

Kirksville is about 220 miles northwest of St. Louis.