ELIZABETHTON, TN. (THECOUNT) — A private plane carrying NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family crashed shortly after takeoff in Tennessee.
Elizabethton Fire Chief Barry Carrier said everyone on board survived the crash.
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Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford said Earnhardt Jr., his wife, Amy, and their child were on board, along with a pilot, one other person and a family dog.
Earnhardt Jr. was taken to Johnson City Medical Center. The sheriff says the racing star was conscious and talking, WESH.
No serious injuries are being reported. Everyone left the scene with cuts and abrasions, Lunceford said.
Airport Manager Dan Cogan told the station that the plane ran off the runway at the Elizabethton airport and caught fire.
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Geo quick facts: Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies – Wikipedia.