By David Wyllie, breakingnews.com staff
Updated at 8 a.m. ET: A plane crashed into a mountain in Washington state overnight, killing three, officials told breakingnews.com Wednesday.
Susan Chapin, of King County sheriff's office, told breakingnews.com that people and officers in North Bend, Wash., said they had heard the sound of a stuttering engine and an explosion that "woke everyone in the town up."
After a search involving a helicopter, Chapin confirmed that they had found a plane in the Mount Si area. They used night vision goggles to spot the aircraft from the helicopter and later were able to visit the crash site.?
The plane was a?Cessna 172 single engine, with two males and one female on board.
Chapin was said there was no smoke or fire visible, but any blaze may have burnt out over the course of several hours.
The Federal Aviation Administration notified the National Transportation Safety Board and it launched an investigation.
The mountain involved is rocky and rises to approximately 2,000 feet and is snow capped. There were reports of intermittent ground fog overnight that may have contributed to the crash.
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