Plane crashes at Speedway; passengers unharmed
Joel Davis (joeld@thedailytimes.com)
Two passengers walked away apparently unharmed after a small airplane crashed at the Smoky Mountain Speedway at 809 Brick Mill Road this
morning.
The single-engine Cessna 182 aircraft, registered to Nicholas P. Lyons of Centralia, Ill., was landing at the track when the incident occurred, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane had two people on board, but, according to officials, they appeared to be unharmed and were not transported to the hospital. The FAA will investigate the crash.
Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Blount County Fire Department, and Greenback Volunteer Fire Department responded along with Rural/Metro Ambulance Service.
The single-engine Cessna 182 aircraft, registered to Nicholas P. Lyons of Centralia, Ill., was landing at the track when the incident occurred, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane had two people on board, but, according to officials, they appeared to be unharmed and were not transported to the hospital. The FAA will investigate the crash.
Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Blount County Fire Department, and Greenback Volunteer Fire Department responded along with Rural/Metro Ambulance Service.
