GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (Heartland News) – A pilot is dead after a plane crash in Graves County, Ky. on Nov. 8.
The Graves County Sheriff’s Office said 911 calls were received regarding a downed plane around 2:08 p.m. near the Mayfield Graves County Airport.
It is near Interstate I-69 and KY 131.
Emergency crews found the plane in a field just off Spence Chapel Road, engulfed in flames.
Authorities say the only person on board the plane, the pilot, was dead. The jet was an L-39 Albatros, an older military-style jet.
The sheriff’s office said the pilot and his daughter, both from Wisconsin, were flying separate L-39 Albatros planes. They were returning from an air show in Mississippi when they stopped at Mayfield Graves County Airport to refuel.
Officials say that after takeoff, the pilot radioed to say he was having a problem and would return to the airport. After that, the plane crashed into the field.
The girl’s L-39 Albatros returned to the airport and landed safely.
Pictured below, officials say the blue L-39 Albatros is the jet that crashed.
The FAA and NTSB have been notified and are responding to the scene. They will investigate. Additional information should be sent to them.
No one is allowed in the area.
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