John Wyatt, 38, dead after small-plane crash in Shelby County, Alabama

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/14/2021 - 12:33pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Shelby County plane crash victim identified

The victim of a deadly plane crash in Shelby County has been identified. John Wyatt was killed when a plane he was flying crashed near County Road 87 in Calera Thursday, Aug 27, according to the Shelby County Coroner'€™s Office. Wyatt, a 38-year-old Vestavia Hills resident, was flying a Cirrus SR.-22 at the time of the crash. 

1 dead in Shelby County plane crash

Calera Police Chief Sean Lemley confirmed there was one fatality in the single-engine plane crash, which occurred shortly after 7 p.m. just south of the runway at the Shelby County Airport. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said a Cirrus SR22 aircraft crashed in a field while on approach to Shelby County Airport in Alabama at about 7 p.m. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, she said.

 
People Involved: 
John Wyatt
City: 
Calera, AL

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