A dentist and his wife are believed to have died after an airplane crashed near a North Carolina airport last week. The crash happened the morning of Friday, March 14 at a business near the Pitt-Greenville Airport in the eastern part of the state.

A private plane crashed near Pitt-Greenville Airport in North Carolina this morning with emergency crews rushing to the scene - police confirmed human remains were found at the crash site

"Sadly, there were no survivors. Investigators are still working to identify the individuals on board the plane. There were no other injuries," the Greenville Police Department said in a social media statement. The identities of the victims have not been released.

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Officials are in the process of identifying two deceased people who were on the plane when it crashed near an airport in North Carolina.

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North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master Trooper Rico Stephens said there were no survivors, ABC affiliate WCTI reported. Officials said they are in the process of identifying the remains of the deceased and notifying the next of kin.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday that the plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza that crashed near Pitt-Greenville Airport in North Carolina around 7:50 a.m.