WASHINGTON COUNTY, AR. (THECOUNT) — Lewis Brant Barnes, of Tontitown, Arkansas, has been identified as the victim in a Friday night plane crash in Washington County.
Brant Barnes, 43, was killed in a single-engine small plane crash in Fayetteville Friday night.
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According to reports, Barnes was piloting a Beech M35 fixed wing plane, when for unknown reasons, the aircraft went down near North Smokey Bear Road in Fayetteville around 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Barnes, an Arkansas businessman, was killed in the crash.
FAA officials are working to determine the cause of the crash.
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Geo quick facts: Washington County is a regional economic, educational, and cultural hub in the Northwest Arkansas region. Created as Arkansas’s 17th county on November 30, 1848, Washington County has 13 incorporated municipalities, including Fayetteville, the county seat, and Springdale – Wikipedia.