Five Dead, Including Child, in Jet Crash at Rural Virginia Airport

Published on March 11, 2024

A small private jet crashed into woods in Virginia and burned on March 10, killing all five people on board, police said. It was the second, five-fatality incident within a week, following a small plane crash in Tennessee on March 5. On March 10, a twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 crashed near Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, Virginia, around 3 p.m., Virginia State Police said in a statement. The plane was short on its approach to the runway and burst into flames after crashing into a hillside. The five dead included the pilot, first officer, and three passengers—a man, a woman, and a young boy, likely aged 5 to 7 years old, according to the state police. Their remains were sent to the Virginia Office of the Medical Examiner for identification....