Small plane crashes in southwest Virginia, United States

2023-06-04T21:28:48.625Z

Highlights: The aircraft, a Cessna Citation, took off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee. It was en route to Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York. The plane crashed into mountainous terrain in a "sparsely populated area," the FAA says. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, the agency says. "The plane crashed in southwest Virginia on Sunday afternoon," the agency said. The NTSB and the FAA are investigating, the FAA said, and the incident is under investigation.

A small plane crashed in southwest Virginia on Sunday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation, took off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in