BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) — Residents are reacting to a small plane crash in a Bath Township that killed three people Thursday evening.
Clark Road, next to the crash site, has been blocked off. Local officials say the length of the closure remains undetermined, as the Federal Aviation Administration is still investigating the cause of the crash.
6 News spoke to a few people in the area, like Jacob Jackward, who says he was at work when he heard the crash and says he never heard of anything like this happening in his small town.
“Someone came in. They said they were out in the woods hunting and said they saw it barrel rolling down to the ground,” said Jackard. “At first, he thought it might’ve been like a military plane or something. Turns out it was a private jet.”
6 News also spoke to a group of men who say they were in utter shock after watching the plane fall from the sky right outside their job, when they were leaving, and even saw a large cloud of smoke.
Smoke from the plane crash could be seen miles away. (Photo: Mike Cooper)
One of them says he even pulled out his phone to call 911.
“We noticed a ripple sound through the sky, and that’s when I told my coworkers, ‘Is that plane falling or something?’ Because it looked, it sounded weird,” said Sergio Tellez. “We all looked up, and that’s when we noticed the plane was actually twirling at that moment.”
‘It was out of control going back and forth’: Video shows final moments before deadly plane crash (Photo: Carrie Sieffert)
6 News even spoke to a woman who claims her neighbors felt the ground shake from how close they were to the crash site near their neighborhood.
The investigation is still ongoing by the Federal Aviation Administration, and we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
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