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Yahoo
27-04-2025
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3 People Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Rural Tennessee Airport
A plane crashed near a rural Tennessee airport over the weekend, killing all three passengers on board. The crash occurred on Saturday, April 26, near Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta, Tenn., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced in a news release. A Mooney M20TN plane, which was carrying three people, crashed south of the airport around noon local time, per the FAA. All three people on board were killed, airport officials confirmed to NBC News, Fox News and ABC affiliate WKRN. Upper Cumberland Regional Airport did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Related: 5 Police Officers Killed After Plane Crashes into Ocean Near Popular Beach Town: Reports Dean Selby, the director of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, told NBC News that the small, single-engine plane had departed from Alabama. Around 11:50 a.m. local time, officials at the Sparta airport received reports of an aircraft going down and, shortly after, received word from the Memphis Air Traffic Control Center, who said it lost contact with an aircraft, Selby said. The Mooney M20TN plane was already descending into Upper Cumberland when it crashed, the director told NBC News. Following the fatal crash, first responders and emergency staff were able to find the crash site after the airport sent up a plane of its own to search for it, he told NBC News. Photos shared by the outlet show 14 different vehicles on the site, which was located in a grassy area near a tree line. Related: Delta Plane Bursts Into Flames on Orlando Runway as Passengers Evacuate on Emergency Slides Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Speaking with NBC News, the director described the area where the wreck was discovered as 'remote.' It was located about a mile south of the airport, he told WKRN. The FAA arrived at the scene a few hours after the crash, Selby told NBC News. The agency will investigate the crash alongside the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates, per the FAA. As for the identities of the victims of the fatal crash, the airport will not be releasing any information until next of kin are notified, Selby informed NBC News. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
27-04-2025
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3 People Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Rural Tennessee Airport
A plane crashed near a rural Tennessee airport over the weekend, killing all three passengers on board. The crash occurred on Saturday, April 26, near Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta, Tenn., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced in a news release. A Mooney M20TN plane, which was carrying three people, crashed south of the airport around noon local time, per the FAA. All three people on board were killed, airport officials confirmed to NBC News, Fox News and ABC affiliate WKRN. Upper Cumberland Regional Airport did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Related: 5 Police Officers Killed After Plane Crashes into Ocean Near Popular Beach Town: Reports Dean Selby, the director of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, told NBC News that the small, single-engine plane had departed from Alabama. Around 11:50 a.m. local time, officials at the Sparta airport received reports of an aircraft going down and, shortly after, received word from the Memphis Air Traffic Control Center, who said it lost contact with an aircraft, Selby said. The Mooney M20TN plane was already descending into Upper Cumberland when it crashed, the director told NBC News. Following the fatal crash, first responders and emergency staff were able to find the crash site after the airport sent up a plane of its own to search for it, he told NBC News. Photos shared by the outlet show 14 different vehicles on the site, which was located in a grassy area near a tree line. Related: Delta Plane Bursts Into Flames on Orlando Runway as Passengers Evacuate on Emergency Slides Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Speaking with NBC News, the director described the area where the wreck was discovered as 'remote.' It was located about a mile south of the airport, he told WKRN. The FAA arrived at the scene a few hours after the crash, Selby told NBC News. The agency will investigate the crash alongside the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates, per the FAA. As for the identities of the victims of the fatal crash, the airport will not be releasing any information until next of kin are notified, Selby informed NBC News. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
27-04-2025
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Small plane crashes in Tennessee, killing all 3 on board
A single-engine plane crashed in Tennessee Saturday morning, killing three people on board, officials said. The Mooney M20TN crashed south of the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Director Dean Selby said the airport heard reports of an aircraft going down at approximately 11:50 a.m. Shortly after, the Memphis Air Traffic Control Center called the airport to say it had lost communication and contact with an aircraft. The plane departed from Alabama and was on its descent into the airport when it crashed, Selby said. Emergency management and fire and rescue workers, along with volunteers, looked for the crash site and were able to find it after the airport sent a plane up to search from the air, the director said. Selby described the area where the plane was found as "remote." The Federal Aviation Administration, which said it is investigating, arrived on-site a few hours after the crash, Selby said. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation, will arrive Sunday. Selby said the airport is not releasing any of the victims' identities until next of kin are notified. Sparta is about 96 miles southeast of Nashville. A number of small planes have gone down in recent weeks, each time killing all the passengers on board. Last month, a plane crashed into a home Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. About two weeks later, another went down in upstate New York. Three were killed when a plane crashed into a river in Nebraska last Saturday, and four more died Sunday when a single-engine aircraft crashed in Illinois. This article was originally published on
Indian Express
27-04-2025
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- Indian Express
Small plane crashes in US' Tennessee, all 3 on board killed
In a tragic incident reported from Tennessee in the US, a single engine plane crashed on Saturday morning, killing all three on board, officials said. The plane, Mooney M20TN, crashed about one mile south of a rural airport in Tennessee's Sparta, a statement by US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. All three people on board the aircraft died upon the crash, airport officials confirmed, reported Fox News, adding the identities of the deceased have not been revealed yet. The North End Volunteer Fire Department, in a post on Facebook, said 'Please avoid the area of Almyra Road and Howell Cemetery Road. Our thoughts and prayers for everyone involved.' The director of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, Dean Selby, said that he received a report of an aircraft going down at about 11:50am on Saturday, while Memphis Air Traffic Control Center contacted the airport to inform them that it had lost contact with the aircraft. FAA, in a statement on its website said 'A Mooney M20TN crashed south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee around noon local time on Saturday, April 26. Three people were on board. The FAA and NTSB will investigate.' The airport director Selby said that the single engine plane had departed from Alabama and was on its way to land at Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee's Sparta. The FAA arrived at the site of the crash a few hours after the accident, while the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is leading the investigation, said that it'll arrive in Tennessee on Sunday.
NBC News
27-04-2025
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- NBC News
Small plane crashes in Tennessee, killing all 3 on board
A single-engine plane crashed in Tennessee Saturday morning, killing three people on board, officials said. The Mooney M20TN crashed south of the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Director Dean Selby said the airport heard reports of an aircraft going down at approximately 11:50 a.m. Shortly after, the Memphis Air Traffic Control Center called the airport to say it had lost communication and contact with an aircraft. The plane departed from Alabama and was on its descent into the airport when it crashed, Selby said. Emergency management and fire and rescue workers, along with volunteers, looked for the crash site and were able to find it after the airport sent a plane up to search from the air, the director said. Selby described the area where the plane was found as "remote." The Federal Aviation Administration, which said it is investigating, arrived on-site a few hours after the crash, Selby said. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation, will arrive Sunday. Selby said the airport is not releasing any of the victims' identities until next of kin are notified. Sparta is about 96 miles southeast of Nashville. A number of small planes have gone down in recent weeks, each time killing all the passengers on board. Last month, a plane crashed into a home Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. About two weeks later, another went down in upstate New York.
