A private jet crashed in flames as it was taking off from a Maine airport with eight aboard, the U.S. aviation regulator said, but their fate and identities were not immediately known.

Seven people are dead and one person was seriously injured after a private jet crashed while taking off from an airport in northern Maine over the weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration confirme...

Officials said the Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, while 10 inches of snow were on the ground, according to The Associated Press.