Plane crashes outside airport, leaving two dead in Union City

UPDATE (12/6/23): Report provides details in mid-November plane crash

UPDATE (11/20/23): Victims identified in plane crash near West Tennessee airport

UPDATE:

Two people were killed in a airplane crash in Union City.

We spoke to Don Coady, the airport manager, who told us more about what happened at the Everett-Stewart Regional Airport.

“It appeared while watching them this morning. They were practicing some aerobatic maneuvers. We have a number of aerobatic pilots from around the United States that practice here as part of the US National and Unlimited Aerobatic teams. I don’t think these pilots were a part of that, but they were practicing similar activities,” said

The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in the middle of a solar panel farm that is located near the runway.

Coady told us the aircraft was a small propeller-driven airplane used for practicing aerobatics.

At this time, it’s not known what happened to result in the crash. Coady tells us how the airport responds to crashes such as this one.

“The first thing you do is call first responders. You want to get EMTs, paramedics, fire department in case of fire, sheriff’s department to control access. Then once you’re certain that all that’s going on, you call the FAA’s incident response team,” Coady said.

At this time, there are two confirmed fatalities. However the names of those killed in the crash have not been released.

Coady says he believes they were not from the local area.

EARLIER STORY:

UNION CITY, Tenn. — Airport officials tell us a plane crash occurred at the Everett-Stewart Regional Airport outside of Union City.

We spoke to Don Coady, the airport manager, who told us the crash occurred during an aerial acrobatic training session.

He says around 10:30 a.m., the aircraft crashed into the ground in the middle of a solar field located near the runway.

At this time, it’s not known what happened inside the cockpit to result in the crash. However, the FAA is continuing their investigation to learn more.

At this time, there are two confirmed fatalities, the pilot and co-pilot.

Coady says he believes they were not local around Union City.