Federal authorities have identified the two people killed in the Dec. 26 plane crash near the Fulton and Sharp County line, according to a social media post from the Spring River Chronicle.
The paper reports Bradley Dunham, 57, of Bono, has been identified as the pilot, and Christine Ann Price, 52, of Walnut Ridge, as the passenger.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash that occurred near the area of Nine Mile Ridge Road.
According to Hallmark Times, the plane was seeking an airport and had run out of fuel based on a recording from the Federal Aviation Administration. One witness told authorities seeing the plane flying low and clipping treetops. Heavy fog was also reported in the area at the time of the crash.
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