Authorities say two people were killed when a small plane headed to South Carolina crashed in Virginia. A Virginia State Police news release says the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a low-flying plane and an explosion around 9 a.m. Sunday in Palmyra and an aircraft was found on fire in a densely wooded area.
The wreckage of a small aircraft smolders in a woods in Fluvanna County, Va., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Two people were killed when the plane headed for South Carolina crashed in Virginia , according to authorities. The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a low-flying plane and an explosion around 9 a.m. Sunday in Palmyra and an aircraft was found on fire in a densely wooded area, Virginia State Police said in a news release.
The twin-engine aircraft departed Manassas Regional Airport, about 71 miles northeast of Palmyra, and was headed to Georgetown County Airport in South Carolina, the FAA said in a statement. Both the pilot of the privately-owned 1975 Rockwell Aero Commander 690A and the passenger were killed, police said. Police identified the pilot as John W. Latham, 63, of Haymarket, and the passenger as Niiben C.A. Ayivorh, 73, of Burke.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, police said. There was a light rain at the time of the crash.
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