A twin-engine Cessna 421C crashed in a field near Fulton Airport in Fulton County, Kentucky on Friday afternoon, and all four people aboard survived the impact and were rushed to a hospital in neighboring Tennessee. The crash shut down a stretch of rural highway overnight.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash near Fulton Airport, according to a report from WPSD Local 6. Per the FAA, the plane had four people on board when it went down, and the agency said it would investigate the crash. Emergency crews transported all four occupants to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City, Tennessee, according to Thunderbolt Radio.
Baptist Memorial Hospital–Union City is in Union City, Tennessee, and serves Obion County. All four occupants were transported there after the crash.
Highway Shut Down Overnight Near Crash Site
The crash happened less than a mile west of Fulton Airport, prompting the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 to close KY 1706 overnight between KY 166 and KY 94, according to West Kentucky Star. The closure ran the length of the roadway, from mile point 0 to mile point 2.1, per the seed report from WPSD Local 6. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 asked motorists to seek alternate routes and had not given an estimated duration for when the road would reopen.
KY 1706 runs between KY 166 and KY 94, according to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet records. The road was closed while the crash response and investigation took place.
An Airport With No Control Tower
Fulton Airport was identified in reports as the airport near the crash site.
The aircraft involved was a twin-engine Cessna 421C. Four people were aboard at the time of the crash.
What Happens Next
The FAA confirmed it would investigate the crash near Fulton Airport.
The investigation could shed light on the flight's profile and any physical findings from the field site along KY 1706. Open questions remain about the flight's planned route, weather conditions at the time of the crash, and whether any mechanical problems were reported beforehand.
The supplied reports do not detail an earlier Fulton County crash. Friday's crash occurred in Kentucky.
