A plane that left Statesville Regional Airport on Monday morning crashed in Rowan County, killing the lone person on board, officials confirmed.
Statesville Regional Airport Manager John Ferguson confirmed that the plane, which was based in Statesville, crashed off Cool Springs Road in Rowan County on Monday. Only one person was on the plane.
Earlier Monday, the Statesville Police Department had released a report concerning the missing plane. According to Statesville Police Chief David Addison, the police department received a report around 9 a.m. Monday that a plane left for Twin Lakes Airport in Davie County and did not arrive there as scheduled.
The owner of the plane authorized another person to fly the plane from the Statesville Regional Airport to Davie County, Addison said. The owner watched the plane take off and then drove to Davie County to pick up the pilot and bring him back to Statesville, Addison said.
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When the owner arrived at Twin Lakes, the plane was not there. The flight should have taken about 15 minutes.
