One Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Pee Dee River in Chesterfield Co.

Crews searching the river about 330 yards from where the wreckage of a plane was found on March 24, 2016. (Tonya Brown / WPDE)

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — One person has died after a small plane crashed in the woods near the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, according to Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks.

The person killed was the pilot of a small, single engine light weight plane, Brooks said.

The body of the pilot is currently in the custody of the Chesterfield County Coroner’s Office and the identity will be released later, he said.

The plane was found about 100 yards into the woods from the Pee Dee River near Legion Road.

Crews are waiting on the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation and Safety Bureau before trying to move the wreckage, Brooks said. He said the area is too dense to get to the wreckage and it will likely have to be disassembled and floated back to the landing.