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Two people were hospitalised Monday afternoon followingat New Century Airport in Johnson County, Kansas, US.

occurred just before 1.30pm local time when a light twin-engine aircraft with two occupants crash-landed on the roof of a hangar. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, and were transported to a local hospital.

“The good news is that both individuals sustained only minor injuries,” said Bryan Johnson, executive director of the Johnson County Airport Commission. “They were able to exit the aircraft on their own and climb down a fire ladder to paramedics.”

Responding agencies included the sheriff’s office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Fire District #1, and MED-ACT.

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Preliminary reports from the highway patrol indicate that a mechanical failure caused the aircraft’s left engine to malfunction, leading the 73-year-old male pilot to lose control.

“Witnesses described hearing a loud boom when the plane struck the building,” Johnson said. “We’re incredibly relieved no one was seriously hurt.”

Everyone inside the hangar, which Johnson noted is less than three years old, was safely evacuated and no injuries were reported on the ground.

An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

Earlier this week, an Air India flight travelling from Hong Kong to was forced to make a U-turn after

Flight AI315, operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, left Hong Kong for Delhi before quickly returning to its origin as a precautionary measure, reports the Hindustan Times. It comes just days after an Air India bound for crashed and onboard.

The flight, which departed Ahmadabad Airport in Gujarat, India, came down moments after taking off on Thursday afternoon. Air was already before the horror incident, believed to have claimed the lives of 169 Indian nationals, 52 Brits, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian passenger.

The only survivor, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, told local news that he saw the aircraft crew and passengers die around him but managed to flee when the plane suddenly split in two and threw him out with only minor injuries. Mr Ramesh, who was in seat 11A on the Boeing 787 flight, later said "has no idea how he survived" one of India's deadliest aviation disasters.

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