Two dead after plane crashes in Fluvanna County

FLUVANNA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Two people are dead after a plane crashed Sunday morning on Miles Jackson Road in Fluvanna County.

Shortly before 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 5, the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from residents living within the 200 block of Miles Jackson Road in Palmyra concerning a low-flying plane and the sound of an explosion.

The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia Conservation Police and Virginia State Police responded to the area to search for wreckage and located the aircraft, which was on fire, in a densely wooded area off of Miles Jackson Road.

According to authorities, many area fire companies responded to the scene to help extinguish the fire and assist law enforcement. Fluvanna County Emergency Services also responded to the scene.

Virginia State Police confirmed both occupants of the privately owned, twin-engine aircraft died in the crash. Both bodies are being transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for examination and autopsy.

State Police are in the process of notifying the next of kin for both the pilot and passenger killed in the crash.

According to authorities, the aircraft left the Manassas Regional Airport on Sunday morning and was flying to South Carolina. There was light rain at the time of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by the Virginia State Police, National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration , according to officials.

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