Three people were killed Saturday (4/26/25) when a single-engine plane went down shortly before noon in White County, not far from the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. Two males and one female were onboard the aircraft. The deceased have been identified as pilot Jonathan Braun and passengers Dylan Clay Davis and wife Kelsie Lynn Davis, both of Alabama.
The North End Volunteer Fire Department along with numerous emergency agencies responded to the area of Almyra Road and Howell Cemetery Road after the plane crashed into trees in the North End community.
No homes or other structures were damaged. The cause of the crash is under investigation.