Crime & Safety
Kentucky Plane Crash: No Survivors After Aircraft Goes Down In Hopkinsville
The Christian County Sheriff's Office said there were no survivors in the plane crash.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY — A plane crash in Christian County, Kentucky, Friday left all occupants on board dead, officials said. The crash was in Hopkinsville, which is about 80 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee.
The Christian County Sheriff's office said the crash was on Shurdan Creek Road. It is unknown how many people were on board, but the sheriff's office said in a tweet that there are "no survivors."
Local news channel WKRN reports "multiple people" were killed. The channel quoted local law enforcement officials. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said in a statement posted to Twitter that his office had received word of a multiple fatality plane crash.
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— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) May 12, 2017
According to the FAA, the agency received a report that a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in Hopkinsville. Local law enforcement officials told the FAA that the wreckage is spread over a wide area.
The plane can seat a maximum of six occupants.
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