Preliminary report released on Palos Hills plane crash

PALOS HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- A preliminary report by the NTSB says the small plane that crashed in suburban Palos Hills on Oct. 12 hit the ground in a nosedive, minutes after taking off from Midway Airport.

The pilot and two passengers, all doctors from Kansas, were killed.

The cause of the crash and the plane's nosedive is still under investigation.