Three people have been killed in a plane crash. The tragic accident happened in Franklin, Tennessee.
The single-engine Beechcraft V35 went down in Williamson County around midday on Wednesday.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office launched a desperate search for the aircraft’s the occupants but later announced there were no survivors.
Williamson County Sheriff Mark Elrod said while officials were at first hopeful, it was soon realized it was unlikely those on board would be found alive.
‘It was quickly evident that this would be a search-and-recovery operation, not a search-and-rescue operation,’ Elrod said in a news briefing on Wednesday evening.
How it Happened
Officials said that the plane had departed from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and headed to Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky but ended up crashing about 175 miles south.
As of now, it is believed that the plane broke up while it was in the air. The victims have not yet been identified.
Elrod said: ‘It does appear that the plane did break up in the air.’ Kentucky but ended up crashing about 175 miles south.
