Plane crashes off Highway 905 in Longs area, officials say
A private plane crashed into the edge of a wooded area near S.C. 905 in the Longs area Tuesday morning, Horry County officials said.
Tony Casey with Horry County Fire Rescue said the department received a call for a small aircraft crash near 10478 S. Highway 905. There was one occupant on the aircraft who was uninjured, Casey said.
When crews arrived on scene, they found the aircraft partially into the woods at the edge of a field area, said Thomas Loeper, assistant chief with HCFR. Loeper said the department has notified Myrtle Beach International about the incident.
Radio and scanner traffic reported a plane went down six miles south of Loris just before 11 a.m.
The crash did not cause any fuel hazard, Casey said.
This story was originally published October 1, 2019 at 11:17 AM.
