Disasters · Small-plane crashEdgecombe County plane crash brings down power linesAired October 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTCWritten October 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A pilot was up, and walking after a plane crash left power lines down.0:11Deputies warned people to avoid the crash area in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.0:15The danger extended beyond the aircraft to the downed electrical lines.0:18Whether crews have since made the area safe is still unclear.0:21The small plane came down around ten Monday morning, October twenty-sixth, near two0:25thousand one hundred and eighty four Stallings Road.0:27That's in the Macclesfield area south of Rocky Mount.0:29The location is approximate.0:31The exact point where the aircraft hit hasn't been identified.0:34The sheriff's office said the pilot was up and walking after the crash.0:37The pilot's medical condition is still unclear, including whether hospital treatment0:41was needed.0:42Officials also haven't said how many people were aboard.0:45State troopers were on their way when officials first described the response.0:48The aircraft has been described as a small or private plane.0:51Nobody has explained what caused it to come down or how the power lines came to be0:55down at the scene.0:56Deputies asked people to avoid Stallings Road because of the downed lines.1:00That warning described conditions Monday morning.1:02The immediate concern for anyone approaching was the electrical hazard.1:06We don't yet know whether crews have cleared it.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
