UPDATE: Cross Lake Crashed Plane Found, Pilot Identified
UPDATE: Pilot killed in single engine plane crash has been identified as Freddie Phillips.
The fixed-wing plane took off from Shreveport Regional Airport at 2:36 p.m. Sunday and crashed into Cross Lake about ten minutes after takeoff. The plane is owned by Pocket Jet LLC on Marshall Street in Shreveport. Phillips was the manager of that company.
He was also CEO of Phillips Energy. He is survived by five children.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Late Sunday afternoon (5/23/21) a small single-engine plane was reported crashed in Cross Lake. Several Shreveport and Caddo agencies worked together on rescue efforts to locate the crashed plane and rescue any survivors.
Rescue Efforts Underway for Plane Crash in Cross Lake
Shreveport Police, Fire, and rescue are on the scene at Municipal Pier as a plane has crashed in Cross Lake. About 30 officials are on the scene right now, including rescue divers to aide in the effort.
The single-engine aircraft plunged in to the waters of Cross Lake Sunday afternoon (5/23/21). A local company has flown a plane over cross lake in hopes of locating where exactly the plane went down. No word on the condition on the pilot as of yet, but we will update the story as more information is available.
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