Councilman Phillips Injured In Sports Plane Crash

Listed in serious condition in Virginia hospital

LYNCHBURG, VA. — Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips, R-Laurel, is recovering in a Virginia medical center following a single-engine sport plane crash near Lynchburg, Va., that occurred around dusk on Oct. 30.

he crash occurred in Amherst County, Va., at approximately 6:30 p.m. as Phillips was conducting a solo flight in a three-wheeled Northwing sport plane at a private airstrip. Details of what caused the crash are unknown and will be under investigation by state and federal aviation authorities, said county spokesman Chip Guy.

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