PLANE CRASH REPORTED IN ANDERSON COUNTY
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and medics responded to an airplane crash yesterday in the Claxton community.
At 5:12 pm, deputies responded to the call in the Tillery Road area to search for plane parts in residences yard.
It was also reported that callers heard a crash.
Parts of the Piper PA-32 were also found in the Ashley Lane area along with luggage.
The Anderson County Emergency Management Agency, the Claxton Volunteer Fire Department, the Anderson County Rescue Squad, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol Helicopter units arrived and assisted in the search.
The plane was located in the woods near Gadsontown Lane.
The Federal Aviation Agency will be in charge of the investigation.
Further details, including the identity of the individual on board, will be released soon.