Update on Warren County Plane Crash; Third Person Dies

September 9, 2020

We have an update on the plane crash that took place on Tuesday in Warren County.

We first reported that two people had died, and one person was injured. We can now report that tragically the injured person has died.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Department has identified the three as military members with the Air National Guard in Tennessee; 45-year-old Lt. Col. Shelli Dawn Huether, 37-year-old Captain Jessica Naomi Wright, and 53-year-old Sgt. Scott Alan Bumpus.

We now know that the plane was leaving the Warren County Memorial Airport when for unknown reasons at this time, the aircraft immediately crashed in a farmer’s field.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.