The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a Tuesday night fatal plane crash in Sumner County that killed two people.
According to a spokesperson for the FAA, around 7:45 p.m., the Grumman American AA-1B was approaching when it crashed roughly 2,500 feet from the end of Runway 1 at the Portland Municipal Airport.
Portland Police Department Assistant Chief Dewel Scruggs said the plane hit a tree before crashing into a field on Airport Road near the airport.
Two people were on board at the time. One was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other person was flown to an area hospital, but Police Chief Anthony Heavner told media that person died overnight, the Associated Press reports.
Officials haven’t released the names of the victims.
It wasn't immediately clear from where the flight originated.
The Portland Municipal Airport is located at 601 Airport Road, off of Highway 52 West.
The FAA will investigate and work with the NTSB to determine a probable cause of the crash.
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PORTLAND, Tenn. (WKRN) – Two people died after a plane crash at the Portland Municipal Airport in Sumner County.
Portland police said the plane hit a tree on the side of a road and lost control around 7:45 p.m. as it was coming in to the airport just off Highway 52 West.
One person was killed in the crash while another was flown via LifeFlight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
Chief Anthony Heavner with the Portland Police Department said the second victim died from their injuries during the overnight hours.
(Courtesy: Brooke Hunter) Neither of the victims’ identities was immediately known.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane as a Grumman American AA-1B, saying it went down about 2,500 feet from the runway.
The FAA is investigating, and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the accident.
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| Date: | 29-AUG-2017 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Portland Municipal Airport, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Portland Municipal Airport |
On approach to the airport, the plane hit a tree and crashed. One occupant died in the crash, another was injured and later died from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Sources:
http://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/police-multiple-people-injured-in-small-plane-crash-near-portland-tennessee
http://wkrn.com/2017/08/29/at-least-1-killed-in-portland-plane-crash/
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PLANE_CRASH_TENNESSEE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-30-10-07-21