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Developing: Five reported dead in Bath County plane crash, including one child

Chris Graham
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Virginia State Police are reporting that five people have been confirmed dead in the crash of a twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 near Ingalls Field Airport in Bath County on Sunday.

According to the VSP report, the list of those dead in the crash includes four adults and a child.

The identities of the victims have not been made public at this time.

The Federal Aviation Administration reported on its website that the crash took place at around 3 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Ingalls Field, a commercial airport atop Warm Springs Mountain in Bath County, is three miles from the town of Hot Springs.

The airport is at an elevation of 3,792 feet.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].