Gatlinburg:
Authorities say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed in the mountains of eastern Tennessee, and no one survived.
A reconnaissance flight by the Tennessee Army National Guard found the plane inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at around 4:45 PM on Tuesday.
A release from the National Park Service says the three onthe plane were 41-year-old David Starling, 42-year-old Kim Smith and 8-year-old Hunter Starling, all from Bradford County, Florida.
The Cessna 182 aircraft was in route to the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport on Monday when it disappeared.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a family membercontacted the agency when the flight didn't arrive asexpected. The victims will be recovered from the crash site todayand their identities need to be confirmed.