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Plane Crash Near Knoxville KIlls Two


Posted on Jun 08, 2009

A plane crash near Knoxville, Tn claimed the lives of two Tennessee men over the weekend.  Bret Smith, 40, of Pleasantville, Tenn., the pilot, and Ron Siedentoph, 54, of Lake Way Drive in West Knox County, were killed when the small sea plane crashed into Melton Hill Lake.

It is unclear from the FAA records of the type of aircraft.  One report by knoxnews.com  it as a "Searey" fixed-wing, experimental craft built in 2001, while wbir.com  claims the FAA records reveal that it was a fixed-wing single-engine SeaRay modified Piper Cherokee.

The single engine plane which carried two passengers crashed into the lake while attempting a landing on the water.

A witness described the moments before the crash as, "... the plane was flying very low before it nose-dived and hit the water.  It had been circling and we thought it was going to hit the trees, then it went straight down and we heard the sound, like a big slam on the water."   Other witnesses said that they saw the plane bank sharply and then hit the water at a steep 45-degree angle.

It was reported that he Siedentoph family was hosting a gathering in honor of a son's upcoming wedding.  


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