John David Duggar CRASHED his plane & called 911 in flight emergency just weeks before Josh’s child pornography trial
JOHN David Duggar crashed his plane and called 911 in a flight emergency just weeks before his brother Josh was found guilty on child pornography charges.
John David, 32, has a commercial pilot license and runs Medic Corps, a non-profit organization that deploys aircraft to help provide disaster relief.
A Wavery, Tennessee Sheriff’s Department exclusively confirmed to The Sun that the Piper PA-30 crashed on October 29, 2021 at around 7pm.
The spokesperson said: “A family from Arkansas ran out of fuel and landed in a field.”
There were no injuries and the plane was described as a “loss” from the damage.
Dispatch confirmed to The Sun that John David piloted the plane and put in the 911 call.
No medical was called.
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating the crash.
According to the accident report obtained by The Sun, the plane suffered “substantial" damage.
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The use of the aircraft was for “personal” use.
The duration of the flight lasted just five minutes, according to online aviation records.
The six-seat plane had three passengers on board.
was the first to report on the crash and claimed from a source that John David's wife Abbie, 29, and daughter Grace, 2, were the passengers on board.
FLIGHT HISTORY
The Piper PA-30 Fixed Wing Multi-Engine is registered to John David’s company Medic Choppers LLC.
The company obtained the plane on July 20, 2020.
John David obtained his commercial pilot license just weeks after the crash on November 14, 2021, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
He also has a flight instructor license.
John David's wife Abbie flies as well and earned her student pilot certificate on August 20, 2020.
Flying is a common interest for the couple, as John David and proposed to Abbie surrounded by planes.
They also took wedding photos at an airport.
The two often fly together to celebrate holidays and milestones, as they announced their pregnancy with daughter Gracie while on a plane.
They held a baby onesie that read: “Baby passenger on board.”
Abbie celebrated her birthday in April at the SUN 'n FUN airshow in Florida.
John David's brothers Jeremiah, Josiah and brother-in-law Austin Forsyth all have their pilot licenses.
BROTHER TROUBLE
The scary accident comes just one month before his older brother Josh's child pornography trial started.
, 33, was arrested and charged with receiving and possessing child pornography in April 2021.
He was found guilty of possessing and receiving child pornography on December 9 after a nearly two-week trial.
The Sun previously reported Josh’s legal team filed a motion for an acquittal of the guilty verdict.
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In the alternative, the court papers also request a new trial.
If both are denied by the court, his legal team is asking to dismiss count 2, which is the possession of child pornography charge.
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