Airplane carrying 20 people crashed on Sunday (08.06.2025) to the US state Tennesseewith several of the passengers being transported by helicopters to hospitals.
“According to the first reports, 16 to 20 people were coming to it,” police wrote in X about the crash of the plane in Tennessee, noting that they were “at the scene of the aircraft crash”.
“Some (passengers) were transported by helicopter to nearby hospitals,” he added, with the latest information reporting that there are no dead.
Social media has uploaded photos and videos showing a small white plane damaged on the ground. One of the wings seems to have been cut and the tail of the aircraft seems to be broken.
A skydiving plane carrying 20 people crashed moments after takeoff in Coffee County, Tennessee, leaving multiple passengers injured but no fatalities. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter went down at 12:45 p.m. near Tullahoma Regional Airport, prompting an urgent… pic.twitter.com/FjrCIg3fdP
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The US Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority, FAA, confirmed the incident, saying that the aircraft, a Haviland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashed shortly after departing from Tulachoma Regional Airport in Tennessee at around 12.45 local time (20.45).
BREAKING NEWS A skydiving plane carrying around 20 passengers has crashed in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The plane crashed near the Tullahoma Regional Airport. Passengers are rushed to the hospital. FAA officials are on their way to the scene. pic.twitter.com/0yGHFHe7pR
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“Twenty people were on the plane,” he said, announcing a investigation. According to local media, the plane was used to train paratroopers.