Sheriff’s Office Confirms Identity of Pilot Involved in Anderson County Plane Crash
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Sheriff’s Office Confirms Identity of Pilot Involved in Anderson County Plane Crash

Posted on April 15, 2024

Anderson County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office has identified the pilot killed in a plane crash Friday in Anderson County.

Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say 45-year-old James Evan Scarlett died when his single-engine Piper PA-32 crashed Friday night in the woods along Raccoon Valley Road and the Ashley Lane area.

ACSO also confirming that Scarlett, the CEO of Scarlett Machinery Inc. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the only person on board at the time of the crash.

James Evan Scarlett, 45 (Courtesy: Scarlett Machinery on Facebook)

An investigation into the crash is being conducted by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

ORIGINAL STORY: The FAA confirms that one person has died in a plane crash in Anderson county.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office says the Single-engine Piper plane crashed Friday night in the woods along Raccoon Valley Road and Ashley Lane area.

Parts were found in the Tillery Road area as well as pieces of the plane, along with luggage, found in that Ashley Lane area.

The FAA says two people were on board. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will assist in leading the investigation.

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