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VARNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say four people only suffered minor injuries after their small plane crashed near a Hampton County airport.
Hampton County Emergency Management Director Susanne Peeples told local media outlets the pilot reported an emergency before crashing around 1 p.m. Friday at the airport near Varnville.
Peeples says three people on board went to the local hospital as a precaution, while a four person was taken to a bigger hospital by helicopter after suffering a shoulder injury.
Authorities say the plane was a Cirrus model equipped with a parachute that was deployed before the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
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