NEW : The teen 's father was a soldier in Washington State . The teen and his family were flying to Atlanta for Christmas , fire department says . The plane made an emergency landing in Spokane . The flight had left Spokane en route to Atlanta .
NEW : The youth 's father was a soldier in Washington state . The teen and his family were flying to Atlanta for Christmas , fire department says . The plane made an emergency landing in Spokane . The flight had left Seattle en route to Atlanta .