Two individuals are injured following a plane crash in Spotsylvania County on Wednesday afternoon.
Shortly before 3:30 PM, an emergency call was received for an aircraft emergency on the 11000 block of Scarlett Oak Road, off of Chancellor Road in Spotsylvania. Initial reports claimed that a “medium-sized” aircraft had crashed, wrapping itself around a tree near the road. Radio traffic indicated that two occupants were able to extricate themselves (or were extricated) and were taken to a hospital for treatment. The extent of their injuries at this time is unknown.
On the scene, first responders roped off a smaller, single-engine plane with tail number “N27.” That plane corresponds with a Beechcraft Bonanza, which seats 6. According to flight records, that plane was scheduled to depart Lessburg Executive Airport at 2:35 PM on Wednesday afternoon and was last seen over Fredericksburg at 3:06 PM.
Radio traffic stated that the plane did call for mayday before going down.
First responders, including the Virginia State Police and the Commonwealth of Virginia Incident Management Assistance team were on the scene investigating.
The cause of the crash is unknown.
