MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say three people killed in a small plane crash near a Tennessee airport were Air National Guard members.
This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Air National Guard shows Lt. Col. Shelli Huether. Three people killed in a small plane crash near a Tennessee airport were Air National Guard members, officials said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Killed in the crash were Lt. Col. Shelli Huether, Capt. Jessica Wright, and Senior Master Sgt. Scott Bumpus, the guard said in a news release. (Tennessee Air National Guard via AP) 
This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Air National Guard shows Capt. Jessica Wright. Three people killed in a small plane crash near a Tennessee airport were Air National Guard members, officials said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Killed in the crash were Lt. Col. Shelli Huether, Capt. Jessica Wright, and Senior Master Sgt. Scott Bumpus, the guard said in a news release. (Tennessee Air National Guard via AP) 
This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Air National Guard shows Senior Master Sgt. Scott Bumpus. Three people killed in a small plane crash near a Tennessee airport were Air National Guard members, officials said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Killed in the crash were Lt. Col. Shelli Huether, Capt. Jessica Wright, and Senior Master Sgt. Scott Bumpus, the guard said in a news release. (Tennessee Air National Guard via AP)
The Federal Aviation Administration said the three were aboard a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane that crashed Tuesday near Warren County Memorial Airport in McMinnville, which is southeast of Nashville. The National Transportation Safety Board said the plane took off from the airport and crashed in a nearby field.
Those killed in the crash were Lt. Col. Shelli Huether, Capt. Jessica Wright, and Senior Master Sgt. Scott Bumpus. They were members of the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group. All three lived in Middle Tennessee.
