According to news reports, the aircraft departed Twin County
Airport in Virginia on Monday morning bound for Burlington Alamance Regional
Airport in North Carolina.
The Virginia State Police started search efforts to find the
small plane after it never reached its destination.
Search operations began around the Carroll County and
Patrick County line Monday evening and resumed by air and on the ground Tuesday
morning, WFXR reported.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, the NTSB announced on Twitter they were investigating “the Feb. 27 crash” of a Cessna 150G near Hillsville, Va.
Two people have been found dead in the wreckage. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the aircraft (registration N2991J) was manufactured in 1966 and registered to Gregory Campbell of Austinville, Va.
The Cessna 150 is single-engine two-seat general aviation
aircraft. The aircraft is one of the most produced aircraft, with over
23,000 manufactured.
This is the third reported fatal plane accident in Virginia under investigation by the NTSB in 2023. Two fatal plane crashes were reported in January near Suffork and Dayton, Va.
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