No deaths as plane with 20 aboard crashes in Tennessee: US authorities
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A small plane with its nose buried in the grass and its tail and a wing broken off can be seen near Old Shelbyville Road in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on June 8, 2025.
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WASHINGTON – No one was killed, but several people were injured and taken to hospital on June 8 when a skydiving plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in the US state of Tennessee, the authorities said.
A twin-engine plane used for skydiving expeditions crashed shortly after midday in Tullahoma, south of Nashville, according to the local and federal officials.
“There were no casualties,” city spokesman Lyle Russell said in a statement sent to AFP.
He said a total of 20 passengers and crew members were on board the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter when it crashed at the Tullahoma Regional Airport at around 12.30pm.
“Three were sent for medical treatment via helicopter and one sent by ground transport for more serious injuries to local hospitals,” he said, adding that “other minor injuries were treated by first responders on the scene”.
Mr Russell said “no ground facilities or airport facilities were damaged, and there were no injuries reported from the ground”.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the crash, while the Tennessee Highway Patrol said on X that its troopers were assisting police at the scene.
Images posted on social media by the highway patrol showed a small white plane sporting blue trim with its nose buried in the grass and its tail and a wing broken off behind it. Police vehicles with flashing lights were parked nearby. AFP
