Somerville Tennessee Ultralight Plane Crash Leaves Pilot Dead
December 12, 2011
One man is dead following a deadly plane accident that occurred in Somerville, Tennessee. According to Channel 3 News, the crash occurred at around 2:00 in the afternoon on Sunday near Yum Yum road.
The owner of the plane and the private airstrip where it took off, told investigators the plane had undergone some maintenance that day and was on a test flight when it went down with the 50-year-old pilot from Cordova, Tennessee, inside. Witnesses say the plane took off in a normal fashion, but began to shake just above the tree line. They say the plane held on for a few seconds before going down in a nose dive position.
Several area farmers who saw the plane go down were able to quickly get to the wreckage and pulled the pilot away just as the plane set fire from a fuel leak. Despite their best efforts, rescuers were not able to revive the pilot.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was on the scene shortly after the crash to gather information and take pictures, but the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has taken over the investigation and says a preliminary report on the incident will be ready in several weeks.
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