Girl Dies in Charity Plane Crash

A two-year-old girl was on her way home from Iowa on a flight arranged by a nonprofit group when the plane crashed, killing the child, reports the Associated Press.

Sydney Blanton, from Georgia, was on her way back from being treated for clubfoot on a flight sponsored by Angel Flight Central, which provides free travel for people who need health care. The plane crashed just after taking off from Iowa City. Sydney’s mother, Christina, and the pilot, Lewis Martin, were injured in the crash.

Mr. Martin has performed 60 flights for Angel Flight Central over the past 10 years, said the executive director of the organization.