A small aircraft carrying five people crashed and ignited in a Pennsylvania retirement home’s parking lot, leaving all passengers injured and hospitaliSed. Witnesses described the plane's nosedive and subsequent fireball. Despite multiple vehicles burning, no one on ground was hurt. The pilot had reported issues before the crash. The FAA will investigate the incident.
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