Authorities: 6 dead in plane crash in Alabama

FlightAware.com shows the flight, which was traveling from Kissimmee, Florida, was en route to Oxford.

A plane heading from Florida to Oxford, Mississippi has crashed in Alabama.

The plane is a Piper Navajo twin piston.

Dr. Poole and his wife live in Wellsgate in Oxford, but his dental practice is in Clarksdale.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon told a news conference that a pilot issued a distress signal around 11:10 a.m. Sunday, and the aircraft crashed while attempting to land.

Northport Police and other agencies work the scene of a plane crash, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, near the Tuscaloosa airport in Northport, Ala. They were staying with friends, according to Dr. Farese’s uncle, Steve Farese, who is a defense attorney in Memphis.

The plane was registered on to Oxford University Aircraft Charters, LLC, for which the registered agent is listed as Jason P. Farese, with an address of 2212 West Jackson Avenue in Oxford.

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