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'She Told Me the Plane was Upside Down': Rescuer Reveals How Bloody and Barefoot Girl, 7, Came to his Door after Crawling Free From Kentucky plane Crash which Killed her Mom, Dad, Sister and Cousin

• The child walked to a home in southwestern Kentucky telling resident she had been in a crash
• Officials located downed aircraft near KY 810 South in rural Lyon County
• FAA received a distress call at 5.55pm from a private plane flying from Key West, Florida, to Mt Vernon, Illinois
• The pilot of Piper PA-34-200T reported engine troubles while flying over Marshall County
• Kentucky State Police identified victims as Marty Gutzler, 49, wife Kim Gutzler, 45, 9-year-old daughter, Piper, 14-year-old cousin, Sierra Wilder
• The girl has been released from a hospital

Daily Mail UK, 3 January 2015


A rescuer has revealed how a bloody and barefoot girl seven-year-old knocked on his door to beg for help after crawling free from a Kentucky plane crash which killed her mom, dad, sister and cousin.

The little girl, whose name has been withheld at the family's request, is the only survivor after a Piper Seneca crashed early Friday evening near KY 810 South in Lyon County.

Early Saturday morning, Kentucky State Police identified the victims of the crash as Marty Gutzler, 49, his wife Kimberly Gutzler, 45, their 9-year-old daughter, Piper, and the girl's 14-year-old cousin, Sierra Wilder.


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Family torn apart: Kentucky State Police have identified the four victims of Friday's small plane crash as Marty Gutzler (right), 49, wife Kim Gutzler, 45, 9-year-old daughter, Piper (pictured left), and 14-year-old cousin, Sierra Wilder


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Tight-knit: The family of four are from Nashville, Tennessee, and were on Florida on vacation. Pictured: he family present Mr Gutzler with a plane cake on his birthday


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A photo Mr Gutzler took of his daughters inside the plane a few days before the tragic accident


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Crash: This Piper PA-34-200T owned by an Illinois doctor crashed in rural southwestern Kentucky Friday, killing four people on board. A 7-year-old girl walked away from the crash with only minor injuries


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Larry Wilkins found the little girl on his doorstep and took her in before calling 911


Larry Wilkins, 71, said in a phone interview late Friday night that the 'brave' 7-year-old came knocking on his door after emerging from the plane wreckage at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET).

'The little girl come to my door,' said Wilkins.
'She was bleeding pretty bad, her legs were bleeding, her face had a bloody nose. She was barefoot, only had one sock on.'
'She told me that her mom and her dad were dead, and she was in a plane crash, and the plane was upside down,' he said.

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Tragic couple: Mr and Mrs Gutzler flew to Key West earlier this week to celebrate New Year's Eve with their family


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Brave: The couple's 7-year-old daughter (pictured) survived the crash and was able to climb out of the wreckage and go for help


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'She asked if she could stay here,' Wilkins recalled.
He immediately called 911 and then went to work cleaning up the bloodied girl with a washcloth.

When police arrived, the little girl was so shaken up she could hardly make herself understood.
'I felt so sorry for her, tears come my eyes,' said Wilkins.

It is thought the couple have three older children between them as well.

Sgt. Dean Patterson of the Kentucky State Police says the FAA received a distress call at 5.55pm from a private plane in the area around the time the girl reported the crash to a resident

The resident called 911 at 6.30pm and the seven-year-old was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries - she has now been released.

According to local reports, the aircraft was flying from Key West, Florida, to Mt Vernon, Illinois, at the time of the accident.
The FAA Memphis Center confirmed that there was a distress call from a private plane in the area of the crash.
The last contact was at 1,800 feet.


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Orphaned: When the sole survivor of the crash (pictured with her face obscured) went for help in Kentucky, she told a Good Samaritan her mother (pictured), was among the deceased


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Daddy's little girl: Piper Gutzler is pictured here with her father, Marty, who also perished in the crash


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Proud owner: Dr Alan Froehling, a physician from Illinois, is pictured with one of his small planes. The downed aircraft was registered to him, but it remains unknown if he was on board the plane


Kathleen Bergen of the FAA says air traffic controllers lost contact with a Piper PA-34-200T as it was flying over Marshall County in the southwestern part of the state.
The pilot had reported engine problems.

Based on Facebook posts on Mr Gutzler's page, it appears the couple traveled with their two young daughters and their cousin Ms Wilder acting as the baby sitter to Key West to celebrate New Year's Eve at The Reach resort.


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The aircraft landed deep in a heavily wooded, remote area off of Buckberry Trail


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It took officials hours to locate the aircraft because the wreckage was not smoking and no flames were visible


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The sole survivor of the crash, a 7-year-old, suffered non-life threatening injuries


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Rugged terrain: Officials located the downed aircraft near KY 810 South in rural Lyon County


Mr Gutzler is thought to own a furniture shop in Nashville.
A photo from his birthday shows him with his wife and two young girls next to a plane birthday cake.
The couple also have other adult children.

Daily Mail can now confirm that the plane was registered to Dr Alan Froehling, a neuromusucular orthopedic from Mt Vernon, Illinois.
According to Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the aircraft landed deep in a heavily wooded, remote area off of Buckberry Trail.


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