Beloved Family Of Four Killed In Tragic Plane Crash While Returning Home From Beach Vacation

A beloved family of 4 were tragically killed erstwhile their level went down successful a section while walking home from their formation vacation. 

"It is pinch dense hearts that we stock nan news of nan passing of 1 of our Crusader Families," Grace Christian Sanford School wrote successful a station connected Facebook.

"The Buchanan Family; Students Aubrey (rising 5th) and Walker (rising 4th) on pinch their parents, Travis and Candace, went to beryllium pinch nan Lord today," nan connection continued. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that a Cirrus SR22 collapsed successful a wooded area successful Sanford, North Carolina, astir 1:45 p.m. section clip connected Monday, July 7. 

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A beloved family of 4 were killed successful a level clang connected Monday successful Lee County, North Carolina.  (Grace Christian Sanford/Nickie Runyan Photography )

A spokesperson for nan North Carolina Highway Patrol told Fox News Digital that 4 group were connected committee nan level erstwhile it crashed.

Authorities confirmed later that time that each 4 individuals connected committee had died. Three victims were pronounced dormant astatine nan scene, while nan 4th passed distant astatine a section hospital.

The victims were identified arsenic Travis Buchanan, 35, his wife, Candace Buchanan, 35, and their children, Aubrey, 10, and Walker, 9.

"During this incredibly difficult time, we guidelines together successful support of their family and 1 another. We widen our love, prayers and deepest condolences to their family, friends, classmates, teachers and staff," nan schoolhouse said. "Let america grant their representation pinch compassion and love," nan schoolhouse wrote. 

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Travis and Candace Buchanan and their 2 children were killed successful a level clang successful Sanford, pinch nan FAA and NTSB investigating nan incident that claimed nan lives of nan workplace owners.  (Grace Christian Sanford/Facebook)

The family owned Buchanan Farms, according to a station connected nan business's Facebook page.

"Let america present ourselves for each of those who don’t cognize america personally already. Hey y’all! We’re Travis and Candace Buchanan, and we’re nan owners of Buchanan Farms. The 2 small cuties are our minis, Aubrey and Walker. You’ll spot them helping retired astir nan shop aliases connected a tractor pinch their daddy," a March 2022 station read. 

Abraham Garcia, a man who said he worked for Travis Buchanan for much than 8 years astatine Buchanan Farms, told WRAL that nan family was heading backmost from nan formation erstwhile their level crashed. 

According to FAA records, nan level is registered to Travis Buchanan of Sanford. It took disconnected from Merritt Island, Florida, astir 11 a.m. connected Monday and was past tracked adjacent Sanford astatine astir 1:30 p.m., based connected information from nan flight-tracking website FlightAware. Sanford is located astir 40 miles southwest of Raleigh.

A section edifice besides confirmed nan families' passing, offering condolences to those impacted by nan tragedy. 

"It is pinch dense hearts that we stock this station astir nan passing of nan Buchanan Farms family. Travis, his woman and kids were much than customers to us, they were friends," Los Charros Mexican Restaurant wrote successful a connection connected Facebook. 

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Image of nan Buchanan family from a Halloween arena successful 2024 wherever costs were raised for nan Reach Out Pregnancy Center section successful Sanford, according to nan photographer.  (Nickie Runyan Photography )

"I still retrieve nan time Travis came to nan edifice and brought america a batch of his harvests to try, we moreover sanction a margarita aft his farm. During this difficult time, we guidelines together successful support of their family. We nonstop each our prayers, support and condolences to their families and friends."

Another section business, Nickie Runyan Photography, shared fond memories pinch nan family and called nan family's passing "an immense loss." 

"Travis and Candace person worked alongside maine from nan opening of my photography business. They were ever truthful generous to connection up workplace abstraction for mini-sessions aliases hosting my mini-session ministry days," Runyan wrote successful station connected Facebook. "It was genuinely a joyousness to activity alongside them immoderate chance I had, and my full family loved attending their workplace events. They genuinely were a beacon of ray successful our organization pinch each that they did."

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The FAA and nan National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will beryllium starring nan investigation, pinch some agencies expected to get astatine nan clang tract connected Tuesday.

A spokesperson for nan NTSB told Fox News Digital that "it is very early successful nan investigation and not overmuch accusation is disposable astatine this time." 

Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist crime cases, forbidden immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to [email protected]