MEC&F Expert Engineers : Somerset, KY personal injury attorney Scott T. Foster, 41, his son, Noah Foster, 15, Dr. Kyle P. Stewart, 41 and Somerset Police Chaplain Quinton D. Whitaker, 40, died in the crash of a 1965 Piper PA-32-260 plane when it impacted trees and terrain in Barren County west of Tracy, Kentucky

Monday, November 13, 2017

Somerset, KY personal injury attorney Scott T. Foster, 41, his son, Noah Foster, 15, Dr. Kyle P. Stewart, 41 and Somerset Police Chaplain Quinton D. Whitaker, 40, died in the crash of a 1965 Piper PA-32-260 plane when it impacted trees and terrain in Barren County west of Tracy, Kentucky






Dr. Kyle Stewart was born and raised in Somerset, Ky., and attended both Pulaski County and Southwestern High Schools before receiving his Biology degree from the University of Kentucky in 1998. He went on to earn his dental degree from the University of Kentucky in 2002 and returned home to begin his career with Associates in Dentistry. Since then, he has been active in state and local dental associations, serving two terms as president of the South Central Dental Society. Dr. Stewart also was part of a medical mission team to Africa, where he provided dental care. In his free time, Dr. Stewart enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and hunting with friends.
Somerset, KY personal injury attorney Scott T. Foster, 41, dead.  Here is shown with his wife.





Somerset, KY personal injury attorney Scott T. Foster, 41, along with his son Noah, 15 (left) died in the Piper plane crash





GLASGOW, Ky. - 


Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a single-engine plane crash in Barren County, Kentucky killed four people.

Reports stated the plane crashed near Bewleytown Road in the Fountain Run community of Barren County around 2:21 p.m. Sunday.


Details on the crash had not been released; however, authorities confirmed three people died at the scene, and a fourth victim died after being taken to the Medical Center in Bowling Green.

The identities of those killed were released Sunday night. Scott T. Foster, age 41 of Science Hill, Kentucky, and his son, 15-year-old Noah Foster, both died in the crash. Troopers identified the other two victims as 41-year-old Kyle P. Stewart and 40-year-old Quinton D. Whitaker, both of Somerset, Kentucky.



Scott T. Foster was a Car Accident Attorney-at-Law Serving Somerset & Central, KY.


Somerset, KY attorney Scott T. Foster was born and raised in Pulaski County, Ky. After graduating from high school, Scott graduated from Western Kentucky University. After graduating from Western, Scott attended the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama. While at Cumberland, Scott worked for a firm that did mainly insurance defense, learning the ins and outs of the insurance companies. Scott then moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he worked for a large firm in downtown Nashville concentrating on insurance defense. At that time, Scott spent time, again, learning the insurance industry from the inside out. After determining that he no longer wanted to work for insurance companies, Scott decided to move back home and serve his local community by using his knowledge of the insurance industry to take on the insurance companies and get the best settlements possible for car wreck victims.




Quinton D. Whitaker, 40 was the Somerset Police Chaplain. Police chaplains serve in a wide variety of ways. They may be called upon to assist in death notifications, assist and support victims in times of crisis, respond to suicide incidents, and serve as part of a crisis response team. They visit sick or injured personnel, are a resource for counseling for members of the agency and their families, and serve as a liaison with other clergy in the community. They are called upon to deliver the invocation or benediction at public ceremonies as representatives of the police department. They also are on hand to serve inside the police department.



Authorities with the FAA said the plane was a Piper PA32 that was headed to the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport in Somerset.


Further details were not released as the investigation continued by the FAA and Kentucky State Police. Officials with the NTSB were set to determine the probable cause of the crash.


The FAA records show that Scott T. Foster co-owned a 1965 Piper PA-32-260 plane.



FOSTER SCOTT THOMAS
PO BOX 1566
SOMERSET, KY 42502-1566
PIPER
1965
PA-32-260 06/16/2015 Up to 12,499 Co-Owned
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BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) -- UPDATE: 5:00 p.m.

Police have confirmed that four people have died as result of the crash. Three were pronounced dead at the scene. One was pronounced dead at the Medical Center in Bowling Green.

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UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.

Kentucky State Police say they will cease investigation as daylight becomes scarce. They are awaiting the arrival of the FAA.

Public Information Officer Jeremy Hodges described the wreckage as "mangled". He also said there is a field of debris up to 200 feet wide.

Hodges described the state of the plane, saying it looks to have hit some tree tops before being halted by one of the trees.

He says they've set up about a 500-foot perimeter around the scene. The Barren County Coroner is on scene.

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A plane has crashed near the Fountain Run area of Barren County.

Kentucky State Police are investigating the crash but aren't releasing many details at this time.

Police say the crash happened somewhere off of Bewleytown Road and Capitol Hill Church Road. Witnesses say ambulances and firetrucks are on scene.

Most likely the pilot of the plane was Scott T. Thomas as he has a private pilot license for a single engine aircraft.
 
First Middle NameSCOTT THOMAS    Last NameFOSTER
StreetPO BOX 1566     CitySOMERSET
StateKY    Zip Code42502-1566
CountryUSA    RegionCENTRAL
Medical Date2014-10-01    Medical Expire Date2017-10-01
Medical Class3      
        
Certificate Type, Rating, and Instructor Expire Date    PILOT/PRIVATE - AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
PILOT/STUDENT - No Rating







Date: 12-NOV-2017
Time: 14:21 LT
Type:
Piper PA-32-260
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Barren County north of Fountain Run, KY - United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:

Destination airport: Lake Cumberland Rgn’l (KSME)
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted trees and terrain in Barren County west of Tracy, Kentucky while enroute to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (KSME) located in Somerset, Kentucky. The airplane was destroyed during the accident sequence and the four occupants onboard received fatal injuries.

Sources:
http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Four-dead-in-Barren-County-plane-crash-457067973.html
http://wkrn.com/2017/11/12/faa-confirms-plane-crash-near-bowling-green/
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/single-engine-plane-crashes-in-barren-county-kentucky
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/four-dead-in-barren-county-plane-crash/article_7abb731a-1ea6-5726-b9c3-8cdb869fb8e1.html
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bewleytown+Rd+%26+Capitol+Hill+Church+Rd+%26+Jordan+Rd,+Fountain+Run,+KY+42133/@36.7929507,-85.9863049,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8866696683b718f1:0xa9e767af8d8167c8?hl=en-us



The PA-32 series began life in 1965 as the 260 horsepower (190 kW) PA32-260 Cherokee Six, a significantly modified six- (or seven) seat development of the PA-28 Cherokee




Aircraft Description

Serial Number 32-217 Status Valid
Manufacturer Name PIPER Certificate Issue Date 06/16/2015
Model PA-32-260 Expiration Date 06/30/2018
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 50731140
MFR Year 1965 Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A3B260
Type Registration Co-Owned Fractional Owner NO

Registered Owner

Name FOSTER SCOTT THOMAS
Street PO BOX 1566
   
City SOMERSET State KENTUCKY
County PULASKI Zip Code 42502-1566
Country UNITED STATES

Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING Classification Standard
Engine Model 0-540 SERIES Category Normal
A/W Date 11/23/1965