Coroner ID’s man killed in plane crash near Johns Island

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Coroner has identified a 66-year-old man who perished in a plane crash near Johns Island over the weekend.

Andrew Patterson (of Cutler, Maine) was identified as the victim of the crash, according to Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal.

News 2 learned from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that Piper PA-28 had crashed into a marsh at Abbapoola Creek around 12:50 p.m.

Multiple onlookers reported seeing a small plane going down into pluff mud in the area of Legareville Road on Johns Island.

One person was recovered from the crash around 5 p.m.

The scene was cleared around 6 p.m.

The deadly crash is under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).