A single-engine Mooney M20TN plane crashed in Tennessee on Saturday morning, resulting in the deaths of three people on board. The incident occurred south of the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta around 11:50 a.m., following reports of the plane going down. Officials from the airport noted that the Memphis Air Traffic Control Center had lost communication with the aircraft, which had departed from Alabama and was in its descent toward the airport at the time of the crash.
Emergency management crews, fire and rescue teams, and volunteers searched for the aircraft, ultimately locating it with assistance from an aerial search conducted by the airport. The crash site was described as “remote.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated an investigation into the incident, while the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is set to lead the examination, with its team arriving the following day.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released, pending notification of next of kin. The crash adds to a concerning trend, as there have been several recent small plane crashes across the United States, all resulting in fatalities. Notable incidents include a crash into a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a plane down in upstate New York, and a crash into a river in Nebraska, where three people died. Additionally, four fatalities occurred in Illinois the following weekend. The proximity of these tragedies raises ongoing concerns about flight safety and regulations within the aviation sector.
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