Palmyra
Fluvanna County, VA
From VSP – Richmond
Updated 6:15 PM 5.5.24
Additional update Tuesday AM :
“ The privately owned, twin-engine 1975 Rockwell Aero Commander 690A was being piloted by John W. Latham, 63, of Haymarket, Va.. Neither Latham nor his passenger, Niiben C.A. Ayivorh, 73, of Burke, Va., survived the crash. Their remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for examination and autopsy.
The aircraft left the Manassas Regional Airport Sunday morning and was flying to the Georgetown, S.C. County Airport. There was a light rain at the time of the crash.”
“At 8:54 a.m. Sunday (May 5, 2024), the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from residents living within the 200 block of Miles Jackson Rd. in Palmyra concerning a low-flying plane and then what sounded like an explosion. The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia Conservation Police and Virginia State Police responded to search for wreckage and located the aircraft, which was on fire, in a densely wooded area off Miles Jackson Rd.
The Palmyra, Fork Union, Kents Store and Lake Monticello Fire Companies responded to the scene to attend to extinguish the fire and assist law enforcement. Fluvanna County Emergency Services also responded to the scene.
State police has confirmed that both occupants of the privately-owned, twin-engine aircraft did not survive the crash. State police is still in the process of notifying the next of kin of the pilot and passenger. Both bodies are being transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for examination and autopsy.
The aircraft left the Manassas Regional Airport this morning and was flying to South Carolina. There was a light rain at the time of the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation at this time by state police, the FAA – which is currently on scene, and the NTSB.
Corinne Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”
Original post below :
“Just before 9 a.m. Sunday (May 5, 2024), Virginia State Police was alerted to a plane crash in Fluvanna County. Debris from the small, private aircraft was located in a wooded area within the 200 block of Miles Jackson Rd in Palmyra. The impact of the crash caused parts of the aircraft to catch fire. There is one confirmed fatality.
The crash remains under investigation at this time. Both the NTSB and FAA have been notified.
Corinne Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”
#BREAKING on scene at Miles Jackson Road in Fluvanna County where officials have reported a small plane crash.
The road is completed blocked but I could see ambulances and other first responders about a half mile from where I was stopped. @CBS19News
— Sarah Allen (@AllenSW23) May 5, 2024
