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Four people perished in a plane crash 16 months ago near the Yokaum Airport. The sole survivor, Kennon Vaughn, escaped the wreckage and called for assistance. Contributed photo.

Four people perished in a plane crash 16 months ago near the Yokaum Airport. The sole survivor, Kennon Vaughn, escaped the wreckage and called for assistance. Contributed photo.

Lone plane crash survivor returns to Yoakum

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Sixteen months ago, the Yoakum community experienced a rare event: A small plane carrying five men from Tennessee crash landed in a field outside of town near FM 318.Four men died, sadly, but the lone survivor was able to crawl from the wreckage and call for help.
What caused the out of state single prop aircraft to crash just a couple miles shy of its intended destination at Yoakum Regional Airport, no one is quite certain, though FAA and NTSB crews continue to search for answers. Photo by Nadine Rex

What caused the out of state single prop aircraft to crash just a couple miles shy of its intended destination at Yoakum Regional Airport, no one is quite certain, though FAA and NTSB crews continue to search for answers. Photo by Nadine Rex

Ground crews still investigating yesterday’s plane crash near Yoakum

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
One day after a single prop plane from out of state crashed into a field not far from the Yoakum Regional Airport, their intended destination, officials have released additional information about the Jan. 17 crash.
Four people were killed and another seriously injured late Tuesday morning when an out-of-state plane went down just a few shy of its intended destination. Photo by Nadine Rex

Four people were killed and another seriously injured late Tuesday morning when an out-of-state plane went down just a few shy of its intended destination. Photo by Nadine Rex

Plane crash between Hallettsville and Yoakum kills four, injures one

Bobby Horecka
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Four of the five people aboard a single propeller aircraft that had radioed in it was about to land on a scheduled flight to the Yoakum Regional Airport were confirmed dead after the plane went down just a few miles northeast of its intended destination Tuesday morning, officials said.
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