The pilot of a twin-engine plane out of Mississippi died after crashing into the Boston Mountains near Fayetteville, officials confirmed to 5NEWS on May 17. Three hours after a plane was heard sputtering followed by a loud crash was reported to the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), the wreckage site was found in the Boston Mountains. According to the WCSO, the plane lost altitude "and possibly crashed in south Washington County" at around 12:50 p.m. The Round Mountain Volunteer Fire Department was on the scene and set up a staging area near Oak Grove Cemetery off Brentwood Mountain. Reports seemed to point to the incident happening somewhere between Highway 71 and Oak Grove. WCSO confirmed that the Fort Smith Airport Air Traffic Control also reported the possible plane crash after losing contact before 1 p.m.