MULBERRY, Tenn. – Officials have released the identity of the pilot of a small plane who died in a crash in a remote part of Lincoln County.
The victim was identified by authorities as 46-year-old Linda Bauman, of Belvidere.
Those with the Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 182 crashed around 2 p.m. Sunday due to unknown circumstances. The crash was discovered Monday morning at a private farm south of Highway 50 near the community of Mulberry, about half way between Lynchburg and Fayetteville.
Officials said the scene was off Steelman Road, about a mile from the Moore County line.
Authorities were able to recover her body around 3 p.m. She was reportedly the only person on board.
Officials said she was reported missing Sunday night.
Both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency responded.
Video from Sky5 HD showed the remains of the plane scattered all over. It appeared the plane was already flying low when it hit a tree, snapping it in half, and landed in a small pond.
A cow also appeared to have been killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
