Plane engulfed in flames after crash near Gray’s Creek Airport in Cumberland County, witnesses say
GRAYS CREEK, N.C. (WNCN) — A small plane crashed and caught fire in the Gray’s Creek area south of Fayetteville in Cumberland County Sunday morning, officials said.
Officials with the Gray’s Creek Fire Department said they responded to an airplane crash near Gray’s Creek Airport along Butler Nursery Road.
A Piper PA-28-140, a single-propeller plane, struck trees before breaking apart and then catching fire, according to a Sunday afternoon statement from the National Transportation and Safety Board.
Neighbors in the area who saw the plane crash scene said the small aircraft was engulfed in flames following the incident.
Nearby residents said they ran to help the three people who were aboard when the crash happened, northeast of the airport. It is unknown if anyone was injured or where the flight originated.
“In the coming days, the wreckage will be recovered to an offsite facility for further examination,” the NTSB said.
Four people were injured when a small plane crashed at the airport in 2020, during the first Aviation Exploration Day hosted by Cumberland County Workforce Development and Cape Fear Aviation.
The crash on Feb. 17, 2020, injured three students and a pilot at Cape Fear Aviation, located at 7154 Butler Nursery Road.
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