GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – A small plane caught on fire shortly after taking off from a Gallatin airport Friday afternoon.
It happened at the Sumner County Regional Airport on Airport Road just after 2 p.m.
According to officials, the pilot returned to the airport after he detected smoke.
Three people, including two children, were onboard the fixed-wing plane at the time.
They all escaped and were taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
The fire has since been extinguished.