Wilkes-Barre - A twin-engine plane crashed and burst into flames on a foggy mountaintop in north-eastern Pennsylvania, killing all 19 passengers and crew members on board, authorities said.
The BA-31 Jetstream developed mechanical problems after taking off from Atlantic City, New Jersey, on a charter flight and failed to land on its first approach to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, north of Philadelphia. There were no immediate details about the identities of the passengers. But officials speculated that it was a chartered excursion flight from Atlantic City, the east coast gambling capital and coastal resort.