No mechanical issues found in small plane crash in Arkansas | News, Sports, Jobs
Dec 10, 2020 FRANKLIN, Ark. (AP) — Federal officials found no mechanical problems in a small plane crash that killed a flight instructor and a student pilot last month in rural northeast Arkansas, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board report said the Piper PA-38-112 crashed into trees and the ground on Nov. 30 near Franklin, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock. Gary Dickerson, Izard County’s emergency management director, has said residents called 911 to report a small airplane flying low in Franklin. The NTSB...