Small plane crash in southern Chile kills 6

Six people including the pilot of a small plane were killed after the aircraft crashed on the top of a house in the southern Chilean city of Puerto Montt. The plane was an Islander BN-2B-27 owned by the Archipelagos company.

Puerto Montt:A small plane crashed on top of a home in the southern Chilean city of Puerto Montt, killing all six people aboard, authorities said Tuesday.

The plane crashed at 10:50 a.m. local time near "La Paloma" aerodrome about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of the Chilean capital of Santiago.

TV footage and news photos showed the back end of the plane inside the home while firefighters rushed to the scene to put out flames spreading to a neighboring house.

The plane was an Islander BN-2B-27 owned by the Archipelagos company, Chilean civil aviation said in a statement, adding that authorities have launched an investigation.

Company representatives could not be immediately reached for comment.

Local authorities reported that the plane fell shortly after taking off and had full fuel tanks.

He said the pilot and five passengers were killed.