BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A private airplane crashed Saturday morning in a field in western North Carolina.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, at around 10:49 a.m. troopers were called to a report of a plane crash off Roberts Lake Drive in Arden.
Troopers said a privately-owned Cirrus aircraft experienced an issue and deployed an on-board parachute which helped slow the plane down before crashing…