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3 killed when small plane crashes in western North Carolina mountains, officials say
MARION, N.C. (AP) — Officials in western North Carolina say three people were killed when a small plane crashed. McDowell County Emergency Management said in a statement Monday that emergency personnel responding to a report of a missing small plane found the downed aircraft near the Rutherford County line. The area is about 30 miles east of Asheville. McDowell County officials later confirmed three deaths in the downed aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration says three people were aboard the single-engine Cessna 182 when it crashed in the mountains near Rutherfordton. The National Transportation Safety Board says preliminary information indicates that the plane, which departed Mountain City, Tennessee, and was heading to Rutherford County Airport, crashed Sunday and the wreckage was found Monday.
3 dead in plane crash near McDowell, Rutherford county line
Three people died after a plane crashed in the Nebo community, just inside Rutherford County. A plane that left Mountain City, Tennessee, headed toward Rutherford County Airport was reported overdue to McDowell County officials around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, said Will Kehler, emergency services director for McDowell County. Emergency crews...
3 die after a plane registered in SC crashes in Western NC. Here's what we know so far.
DYSARTVILLE, N.C. — A Cessna crash in rural North Carolina killed three men who were aboard a plane registered in Chester County, according to North Carolina first responders and federal transportation officials. The crash happened after the plane took off from Johnson County in Tennessee late in the evening...
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