Travis and Candace Buchanan of Lee County and their children, Aubrey and Walker, died when their single-engine plane crashed in a field south of Riddle Road at about 2 p.m., according to the State Highway Patrol. Travis and Candace Buchanan were both 35, while Aubrey was 10 and Walker was 9.

The Buchanans, who ran a sprawling farm and store about 40 miles outside Raleigh, died on Monday. Four members of a family who ran a large farm in North Carolina that supplied markets and hosted local vendor festivals were killed on Monday afternoon when the small plane they were in crashed, officials said.