J Percy Priest Lake adjacent to Fate Sanders Recreation Area - At 10:53 AM, a 1982 Cessna 501 Citation jet [N66BK], bound for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), took off from the Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport (MQY) with seven souls on board. A couple moments later, the private jet crashed into the waters of J Percy Priest Lake, three miles northeast of the airport.

The reported downed aircraft prompted a massive response from numerous agencies including: Rutherford County Fire & Rescue Department, Rutherford County EMS, Rutherford County Emergency Management, Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department, Almaville Volunteer Fire Department, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers, Smyrna Airport Authority Public Safety, Metro Nashville Office of Emergency Management, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).


According to a press release, those on board at the time of the crash were: William J. Lara, Gwen S. Lara, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters, and Brandon Hannah all of Brentwood, Tennessee. All are presumed deceased.


Additional information to follow.....