Small Plane Crashes Near Highway 29 In Bluff Springs

July 9, 2025

A small single-engine plane crashed Wednesday evening in Bluff Springs.

A witness reported the plane flying just over the treetops before the pilot attempted an emergency landing in a freshly plowed field. The witness said the plane then flipped over. The crash, which occurred around 6:45 p.m., was several hundred feet east of Highway 29, just north of Bluff Springs and Byrneville Roads.

The pilot and a passenger were able to walk away from the crash and depart in a private vehicle. Authorities were told that they said they were going to an area hospital, but that was not confirmed.

According to Federal Aviation Administration registration data, the 1967 Cessna 172H belongs to an individual in Atmore.

The FAA was notified of the crash and will be in charge of the investigation.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

5 Responses to “Small Plane Crashes Near Highway 29 In Bluff Springs”

  1. David Huie Green on July 11th, 2025 2:33 pm

    It’s still there this afternoon.

  2. Erma Gawd on July 11th, 2025 12:00 pm

    I was in a barber shop quartet in Skokie, Illinois. We were in Kobayashi’s plane when this happened to us.

  3. Capt We Tu Lo on July 11th, 2025 11:37 am

    Very grad they walk away

  4. GMH on July 10th, 2025 8:40 pm

    Nice looking 172. This same plane nosed over causing substantial damage in 95, after running off the end of the runway in NC. Different owner. Doesn’t look to badly damaged this time, but hard to tell this far back. Glad no one was hurt.

  5. Niknak50 on July 10th, 2025 10:35 am

    Any landing you walk away from is a good landing. Could have been very tragic.

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