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    A plane carrying 20 people crashed in Coffee County, Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Emergency responders rushed to the scene. Several people who suffered serious injuries were airlifted to nearby hospitals, officials said.

    The crash took place near Old Shelbyville Road, close to the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, around 12:45 PM (local time). The Tennessee Highway Patrol shared the first update on social media, writing, “Initial reports suggest 16–20 people were on board. Some have been airlifted to nearby hospitals. This is an active scene. Local officials will update.”

    The FAA confirmed that 20 individuals were aboard the aircraft. The agency also identified the plane as a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, which had taken off from the nearby Tullahoma Regional Airport shortly before the crash.

    EYEWITNESSES RECALL CLOSE CALL AS PLANE FALLS FROM SKY

    Terry Janiak, a 66-year-old resident who lives across from the airport, said the crash appeared to happen close to the museum and short of the runway. “The cockpit area looked pretty rough on the airplane,” he told The New York Times.

    Another witness, Sheila Stone, 57, who has lived across from the airport for two decades, was sitting on her back porch with her dogs when the plane flew unusually close overhead. She initially feared the plane might hit one of the tall trees in her backyard.

    Emergency responders work at the site of a plane crash near Old Shelbyville Road in Tullahoma, Tennessee. (Photo: X/@TNHighwayPatrol)

    “How he cleared that tree is a miracle,” Stone said to The New York Times. She added that the plane seemed to be aiming for the airport’s main runway when it clipped a tree. One of the wings reportedly struck the tree near the museum.

    “I’ve never been that scared,” she said. “I have airplanes flying over daily but never that low and close to my house thinking it’s about to crash in my yard.”

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    Satyam Singh

    Published On:

    Jun 9, 2025





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