WADESBORO, N.C. — Two men are dead after a small airplane crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from an Anson County airport, authorities said Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a Piper PA-24 crashed around 10:20 a.m. after taking off from Jeff Cloud Field at Anson County Airport.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials tell WCCB, they responded to a wooded area near Little Duncan Road in Wadesboro right before 10:30 a.m. Upon arrival, emergency crews saw a single engine plane engulfed in flames. Troopers believe the plane was having trouble during takeoff before crashing into the woodline.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement Friday afternoon which says “A single-engine Piper PA-24 crashed after departing Anson County Airport – Jeff Cloud Field in Wadesboro, N.C., at 10:20 a.m. local time today. Two people were aboard.”
Investigators had not identified the victims as of Friday afternoon.
The FAA said it will join the National Transportation Safety Board in an investigation of the crash.
