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Tue 07 Jul 2007Five killed as plane crashes in FloridaA small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into two houses in Sanford, Florida, today, killing at least five people and causing an intense fire, investigators said.The twin-engine Cessna 310 was registered to a corporation linked to NASCAR racing, officials said. One of those killed was the husband of NASCAR official Lesa France Kennedy, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.