A 77-year-old Middleburg man has been identified as one of the victims of Wednesday s plane crash in the woods off Violet Way that also killed a man and woman, according to news partner First Coast News.
The official Federal Aviation Administration tail number registry also lists the same man, Carl J. Powell, as the co-owner of the 1978 Beech C23 that crashed just after a 9 a.m. takeoff from a private airfield near Carter Spencer Road.
Powell was a veteran pilot with 20 years of experience. The family said one of Powell s friends, Jeff Thomas, and an unidentified woman were also victims, according to First Coast News. Powell called the aircraft Miss Anne.
76-year-old among 3 victims of Middleburg plane crash
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Grandfather among 3 killed in plane crash
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – One of the three people killed Wednesday when a small plane went down in Middleburg was a loving father and grandfather who would take the shirt off his back for anyone, his family told News4Jax on Thursday.
Carl “CJ” Powell was among the three victims who died Wednesday morning, his family said. They said he was flying with two friends the day of the crash.
Powell’s wife and daughters said Thursday described him as invincible and they still feel like he’ll walk through the door at any moment.
Deadly small plane crash investigation underway in Clay County
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a small plane crash with multiple fatalities off Violet Way and Carter Spencer Road in Middleburg. Author: Mindy Wadley Updated: 3:43 PM EDT April 28, 2021
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. Multiple people were killed in a plane crash Wednesday morning in Clay County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Clay County Sheriff s Office and Clay County Fire Rescue responded to the scene in a wooded area of Middleburg off Violet Way at the end of Carter Spencer Road. Florida Highway Patrol tweeted that the crash involves multiple fatalities and a single aircraft.
3 dead in small plane crash in Clay County, FHP says
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Plane goes down at the end of Carter Spencer Road in Middleburg. (WJXT)
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – Three people died Wednesday morning when a small plane went down off Violet Way at the end of Carter Spencer Road in Middleburg, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Clay County firefighters and deputies responded to the scene first and asked everyone to avoid the area.
Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said the call came in Wednesday morning and deputies found the plane in the woods with the passengers dead at the scene.