Oklahoma family among dead; homeowners escape burning house By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, August 4, 2004 A private plane carrying six people, including an Oklahoma couple and their two young children, crashed into a home in western Travis County shortly after takeoff Tuesday, triggering a fiery explosion and killing all on board. No one on the ground was injured. The home's owners, Laurence and Jacqueline Elliott, and a dishwasher repair worker were inside and quickly escaped after the twin-engine plane struck the back of the house and disintegrated. Ellen Roberts, a neighbor and friend of the Elliotts', said the...