Name of SC residents killed in plane crash released

DANGEROUS HEAT. BUT FIRST, BEFORE WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WE NOW KNOW THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN MCDOWELL COUNTY. AND WE’RE TOLD THAT ALL THREE WERE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL HAS IDENTIFIED THE PILOT AS ADAM PLUMMER, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SCOTT GEORGE AND CHARLES MATHER JR. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK. TAKEN FROM SKY FOUR OF THE CRASH SITE IN THE BRACKET TOWN ROAD AREA OFF VANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. WHILE OFFICIALS SAY THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF FOG IN THIS AREA RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO OFFICIAL WORD ON THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. WE’RE TOLD THE PLANE WAS TRAVELING FROM TEN

The three people who died in a plane crash in McDowell County, North Carolina, are from South Carolina, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol. The small plane was found Monday in the Brackett Town Road area off Vein Mountain Road, according to the McDowell County Sheriff's Office. Officials say they received the first call about the crash at 5:54 a.m.Authorities say the plane was found after being reported missing. Will Kehler, Emergency Services Director for McDowell County, said the plane was traveling from Tennessee to Rutherford County, North Carolina.The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was a Cessna 182. The registered owner is listed as Airstar Aviation Inc., of Chester, South Carolina. The victims were identified as Adam Plummer, the pilot, and two passengers, Scott George and Charles Mather Jr. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. —

The three people who died in a plane crash in McDowell County, North Carolina, are from South Carolina, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

The small plane was found Monday in the Brackett Town Road area off Vein Mountain Road, according to the McDowell County Sheriff's Office.

Officials say they received the first call about the crash at 5:54 a.m.

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Authorities say the plane was found after being reported missing.

Will Kehler, Emergency Services Director for McDowell County, said the plane was traveling from Tennessee to Rutherford County, North Carolina.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was a Cessna 182. The registered owner is listed as Airstar Aviation Inc., of Chester, South Carolina.

The victims were identified as Adam Plummer, the pilot, and two passengers, Scott George and Charles Mather Jr.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.

Name of SC residents killed in plane crash released

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