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Plane that crashed in Spokane wrongly filled with jet fuel, report says

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board confirms the plane that crashed in downtown Spokane last month was filled with jet fuel before taking off.

The plane was a single-engine Piper Malibu Mirage, a model sold with a piston-powered engine that runs on aviation gas, according to the manufacturer's website.

Pilot Michael Clements crashed Feb. 22 north of East Sprague Avenue at North Erie Street, near the Hamilton Street bridge over the Spokane River. He died from his injuries on Feb. 24 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.