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Warren County Memorial Airport
Coverage of Warren County Memorial Airport in the Nexus archive.
National Transportation Safety Boardorganization1Brian Stuart Ramseyperson1Keith Warren Ramseyperson1Basham Fieldplace1irrigation pipetopic1left stabilatortopic1corn fieldtopic1Morrisonplace1Tennesseeplace1Warren County Sheriff’s Officeorganization1Cessna 177RGtopic1Viola communityplace1Blaine Wilcherperson1
- NTSB: Piece of plane fell off after hitting tree, irrigation pipe before deadly crash in Middle TN
The NTSB's preliminary report on a fatal plane crash in Warren County, Tennessee, indicates the aircraft struck a tree, an irrigation pipe, and sustained left stabilator damage before crashing into a corn field, killing two brothers. The pilot’s wife recorded the takeoff, and witnesses reported erratic flight behavior and engine sounds prior to impact.
- ‘Straight down’: Witness describes plane crash that killed two brothers near McMinnville
Two brothers were killed in a small plane crash near Morrison, Tennessee, after the Cessna 177RG struck a tree shortly after takeoff from a private airstrip in the Viola community. A witness described the plane struggling in the air before crashing into a corn field, marking the second fatal plane crash in Tennessee this year.