In western Kentucky, search crews have discovered the bodies of two pilots who went missing during a flight. The plane was reported missing on Wednesday night while traveling from Bowling Green to Owensboro. Contact with the tower was lost during a severe thunderstorm, leading authorities to believe that the plane crashed in a heavily wooded area near Whitesville. The crash site was later confirmed to be off KY 764. Search efforts conducted on foot and from the air on Thursday resulted in the discovery of the bodies around 10:30 a.m. The Ohio County Coroner’s Office has identified the deceased pilots as 22-year-old Timothy McKellar and 18-year-old Connor Quisenberry, with McKellar serving as the pilot and Quisenberry as a flight student. Autopsies for both individuals are scheduled for Friday.
This tragedy unfolded in western Kentucky as search crews successfully located the bodies of two pilots who were reported missing. The plane’s disappearance occurred during a flight from Bowling Green to Owensboro, prompting concerns when contact with the tower was severed during a severe thunderstorm in the area. Officials suspect that the plane crashed into a heavily wooded region near Whitesville, a theory further supported by the confirmation that the crash site was off KY 764. Search efforts, utilizing both ground and aerial methods, culminated in the discovery of the bodies on Thursday morning. The deceased pilots have been identified as 22-year-old Timothy McKellar and 18-year-old Connor Quisenberry. McKellar was serving as the pilot, while Quisenberry was a student of flight. Autopsies for both individuals are scheduled to take place on Friday.
In a tragic turn of events, search crews have found the bodies of two pilots who went missing during a flight in western Kentucky. The plane’s disappearance was reported by the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office late Wednesday evening, as it was en route from Bowling Green to Owensboro. The loss of contact with the tower coincided with a severe thunderstorm in the area, leading authorities to believe that the plane may have crashed into a heavily wooded area near Whitesville. This suspicion was later supported by the confirmation that the crash site was off KY 764. Search operations were conducted on foot and from the air, and the bodies were ultimately located at around 10:30 a.m. The deceased pilots have been identified as 22-year-old Timothy McKellar and 18-year-old Connor Quisenberry. McKellar was the pilot of the aircraft, while Quisenberry was a flight student. The Ohio County Coroner’s Office is scheduled to conduct autopsies for both individuals on Friday.