King Air Missing near Coleman County TX 2/20/2020

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The aircraft with three people onboard is reported down in Coleman County, Texas.

Search Underway for Possible Plane Crash - Brownwood News
Brownwood News – Coleman and Callahan County and State law enforcement responded to a report of a plane crash early Thursday morning.

According to Coleman County Sheriff, Les Cogdill, the call came in to dispatch at 6:10 am this morning. The location is either northern Coleman County or southern Callahan County. Searchers were still looking as of 8:00 am.

We don’t have confirmation as of yet where the plane took off from or where it was going. It is, however, said to be a small plane.

Due to heavy overnight rain, first responders have encountered very muddy dirt roads. Efforts were being made to bring in ATV’s, other aircraft and drones to assist in the search.

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COLEMAN, TX – An Abilene based airplane has crashed in the vicinity of Coleman and multiple agencies are searching for it Thursday morning.

According to KTXS, Thursday morning a Beechcraft King Air occupied by three people disappeared in northeast of Coleman near the Callahan County Line.

Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety have confirmed the plane went missing from radar around 6:00 a.m.

They believe the King Air has gone down but authorities have yet to find the plane.
 
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UPDATE: February 20, 2020, @10:00 a.m.

The crash site of the Beechcraft BE20 Super King Air has been identified west of Lake Coleman as of 9:20 a.m.

According to KTXS, the FAA confirmed the aircraft dropped off the radar this morning while attempting to return to Abilene Regional Airport after the pilot reported electrical problems.

According to Flight Aware, the plane took off from Abilene Regional Airport at 5:40 a.m. and crashed at 6:03 a.m. The plane was flying at 12,000 feet and traveling at 224 mph when it went into a steep descent.

This is a developing story, no further details are available at the moment.

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