One dead, one injured in small plane crash near SC airport

GILBERT, S.C. (WACH) — One person has died and another has been injured after a small plane crashed near an airport in Gilbert, South Carolina.

On Friday, Lexington County Fire Chief Kyle Minick and Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher told WACH FOX that one person died in the crash and another was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Crews received an alert about a small plane in distress around 9:17 a.m. While attempting to land at Whiteplains Airport (SC99) in Gilbert, the plane crashed in the woods around 9:50 a.m.

No one on the ground was injured.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

This photo sent to WACH FOX by a Whiteplains community member appears to show fire engine lights in the woods where a small plane crashed on Friday. (Credit: Don Cook)

The NTSB will lead the investigation and provide updates as they become available.

More information will be shared when available.