Aviation Accident in Carroll County

For Immediate Release

Emphasis: Aviation Accident in Carroll County

Media Contact: Sheriff Daniel Klatt, (870) 423-7373

 

May 26th, 2026

 

On May 25th, 2026, at approximately 6:16PM, Carroll County Central Dispatch received a report of an aviation accident that occurred as the airplane was attempting to take off from the Trigger Gap Airfield in rural Berryville, Arkansas.

 

Deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, along with emergency personnel from the following agencies responded.

 

Carroll County Office of Emergency Management

Mennonite Disaster Service

Berryville Fire Department

Green Forest Fire Department

Oak Grove Fire Department          

Southern Paramedic Service

Survival Flight-Eureka Springs

 

            Two patients were transported to local hospitals, one by Survival Flight, one by ground ambulance. There is no update on their conditions at this time.

 

            The Federal Aviation Administration has begun an investigation into the cause of the accident, and further questions may be referred to the FAA.