- Three people have died after a plane crashed in Franklin, Tennessee
- The plane had departed Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was en route to Kentucky
Three people have been killed 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 initially hopeful, they soon realized it was unlikely the people on board would be found alive.
Officials said the plane took off from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was headed to Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky, but ultimately crashed about 175 miles (280 kilometers) south.
Williamson County Sheriff Mark Elrod said that while officials were initially hopeful, they soon realized it was unlikely the people on board would be found alive.
“It was quickly apparent that this would be a search and recovery operation, not a search and rescue operation,” Elrod said in a news briefing Wednesday evening.
Officials said the plane took off from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was headed to Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky, but ultimately crashed about 175 miles (280 kilometers) south.
It is believed the plane broke up while in the air. The victims have not yet been identified.
Elrod said, “It appears the plane disintegrated in mid-air.”
It is believed the plane broke up while in the air. The victims have not yet been identified.
The rubble is about half a mile long, but no nearby structures are believed to have been damaged
Police have asked residents to avoid the area while emergency services work on the scene
He added that the debris is about half a mile long, but no nearby structures are believed to have been damaged.
According to the deputy, it is unclear where the crash started and ended.
According to The lawyerThe plane was a 1966 Beechcraft V35 Bonanza owned by Lucius J. Doucet, III, a plastic surgeon in Baton Rouge.
Police have asked residents to avoid the area while emergency services work on the scene.
The incident is being investigated by the FAA, the Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board.
This is a development story