A small plane crashed outside Sanford Monday afternoon, killing a family of four that was on board.
ABC11 News reported that Travis and Candace Buchanan, both 35, and their 9- and 10-year old children Walker and Aubrey were aboard a Cirrus SR22T that went down “in a field between Wallace Creek Lane and Riddle Road” around 2 p.m. Monday.
The crash site is roughly 8 miles south of the Raleigh Executive Jetport in northern Lee County.
The Buchanans owned Buchanan Farms in Broadway and its associated produce stand. In a Facebook post from 2022, the family wrote that they hoped the farm would “be a place where the community will love to stop by and visit us at and pick up some locally grown produce and supplies for your own gardens. We look forward to meeting you all and seeing you soon!”
After the crash, several in Lee County posted on social media about the family, including Grace Christian School, where the Buchanan children were currently enrolled.
“During this incredibly difficult time, we stand together in support of their family and one another. We extend our love, prayers and deepest condolences to their family, friends, classmates, teachers and staff,” the school wrote on Facebook. “Let us honor their memory with compassion and love.”
