On Sunday, a small aircraft carrying 20 individuals crashed in Tennessee, prompting emergency responses and hospitalizations. According to state and federal officials, the incident occurred in central Coffee County near Old Shelbyville Road.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol confirmed on X that its troopers were “assisting police at the scene of a plane crash on Old Shelbyville Road.” They further reported that “some have been airlifted to nearby hospitals,” emphasizing that “this is an active scene” and promising further updates as more information becomes available.
Social media posts revealed images of the white aircraft with its nose embedded in the grass and its tail section visibly broken off. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the plane as a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, which “crashed shortly after departing Tullahoma Regional Airport in Tennessee around 12:45 pm local time (1745 GMT) on Sunday.”
The FAA confirmed that “twenty people were on board” and that the agency “is investigating” the cause of the crash. Local media sources noted that the plane was primarily used for skydiving expeditions, adding context to the passenger manifest and flight purpose.
