7-year-old girl sole survivor in Kentucky plane crash
A small plane went down in western Kentucky Friday evening, killing four people, according to Sgt. Dean Patterson with the Kentucky State Police.
A 7-year-old girl was the only survivor. She was taken to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries,” Patterson said.
A resident in the area called 911 after the girl walked up to his house, telling him she had just been in a plane crash.
“FAA air traffic controllers lost contact with a Piper PA-34 aircraft … shortly after the pilot reported engine problems, and told air traffic controllers that he was diverting to the Kentucky Dam State Airport,” said FAA Communications Manager Kathleen Bergen.
The twin-engine aircraft was found in Lyon County, about 30 miles east of Paducah.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
