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Apr 20, 2026

IRONTON PLANE CRASH

 

IRONTON PLANE CRASH 

ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN SOUTHEAST OHIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, A 1987 MOONEY M-20-J AIRCRAFT TRAVELING FROM ASHLAND KENTUCKY TO SALINA (SUH-LINE-UH) KANSAS CRASHED INTO A FIELD NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1-A IN HAMILTON TOWNSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20PM. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN ABOUT 2.7 MILES WEST OF US 52. DAVID WADE OF SALISBURY (SALS-BURY) MARYLAND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM HAMILTON AND GREEN TOWNSHIPS SECURED THE AREA. THE F-A-A IS LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH, WHOSE CAUSE IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
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