FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Small Plane Crash Results in Fatality
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:
At about 3:40pm today, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the area of Spencer Drive south of Calhoun in response to a report of a small aircraft crash. Deputies arrived to find that a small plane had crashed into a wooded area within a few hundred yards of a residential neighborhood. The plane was completely destroyed. The crash resulted in a fatality. Fire/Rescue and other emergency personnel also responded. The scene has been secured and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been notified. A preliminary investigation in conjunction with the Coroner’s Office is underway. Identification of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. Sheriff Ralston said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim of this tragic accident.”