Gladewater Man Killed in Upshur County Plane Crash

GILMER — One person is dead and another has been hospitalized following a plane crash in Upshur County. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Cessna 172 carrying two people crashed shortly before midnight near Gilmer. According to KETK, the crash is located just west of Highway 271, near Eagle Road. The deceased pilot, also the registered owner of the plane, has been identified as Samuel Oliver Lucky, 73, of Gladewater. His wife, Pamela Rickman Lucky, 57 was flown to a Tyler hospital and is reported to be in critical condition.

The FAA had notified Upshur County of a missing plane that had left the airport in Sulphur Springs en route to Gilmer. FAA investigators are on their way to the crash site and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation.