Investigators are at the scene of a single-engine plane crash near Slidell Municipal Airport on Wednesday night
Nolacom reports that other planes alerted authorities to a crash just before 6.30 p.m. Upon arrival, authorities found a large field of debris in the woods about 200 feet west of the airport. responders confirmed that at least one person was on board the plane when it crashed and also confirmed at least one death
It was not clear if the plane was landing, passing or taking off when it fell
Authorities told a news conference that people in the New Orleans metro area have contacted them and said their relatives on a flight scheduled to land have not yet done so and that ‘they could not get in touch with their family members
St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Assistants are on site, along with Acadian Ambulance and several other first responder agencies An officer from the Slidell Police Department will be on site overnight as the FAA is direct to places
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