- Three people died after a plane crashed in Franklin, Tennessee
- The plane had left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was headed to Kentucky.
Three people died after a plane crashed in Franklin, Tennessee.
The single-engine Beechcraft V35 crashed in Williamson County around noon Wednesday.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office launched a desperate search for the plane’s occupants, but later announced there were no survivors.
The single-engine Beechcraft V35 crashed in Williamson County around noon Wednesday.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office launched a desperate search for the plane’s occupants, but later announced there were no survivors.
Williamson County Sheriff Mark Elrod said that while officials were hopeful at first, they soon realized it was unlikely they would find those on board alive.
Authorities said the plane had taken off from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was headed to Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky, but ended up crashing about 175 miles south. (File image)
Williamson County Sheriff Mark Elrod said that while officials were initially hopeful, they soon realized it was unlikely they would find those on board alive.
“It quickly became apparent that this would be a search and recovery operation, not a search and rescue operation,” Elrod said at a news conference Wednesday night.
Authorities said the plane had taken off from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was headed to Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky, but ended up crashing about 175 miles south.
So far it is believed that the plane broke up while in the air. The victims still have not been identified.
Elrod said: “It looks like the plane broke up in mid-air.”
So far it is believed that the plane broke up while in the air. The victims still have not been identified.
The debris is approximately half a mile long, but no nearby structures are believed to have been damaged.
The Sheriff’s Office has asked residents to avoid the area while crews work the scene.
He also added that the debris is approximately half a mile long, but no nearby structures are believed to have been damaged.
According to the deputy, it is unclear where the accident began and ended.
According LawyerThe plane was a 1966 Beechcraft V35 Bonanza owned by Lucius J. Doucet, III, a Baton Rouge plastic surgeon.
The Sheriff’s Office has asked residents to avoid the area while crews work the scene.
The incident is being investigated by the FAA, the Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board.
This is a developing story.
