A single-engine plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, just a few miles short of the airport it had tried to reach for an emergency landing, killing five people aboard, authorities said. The pilot made an emergency call to John C. Tune Airport, reported engine trouble and was given clearance to make an emergency landing, Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said. A short time later the pilot radioed that the aircraft would not reach the airport, he said.
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- A single-engine plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, resulting in five fatalities.
- The pilot had reported engine trouble and attempted an emergency landing at John C. Tune Airport.
- The crash occurred in a grassy median off Interstate 40, close to a Costco store.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is on the scene, and the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate.
- The plane had departed from Mount Sterling, Kentucky, and was scheduled to arrive at the Nashville airport.
- No injuries were reported among drivers on the interstate, and no ground vehicles or buildings were damaged.
The Associated Press has the story:
Small plane crashes near Nashville interstate, 5 people aboard were killed
Newslooks- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
A single-engine plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, just a few miles short of the airport it had tried to reach for an emergency landing, killing five people aboard, authorities said.
The pilot made an emergency call to John C. Tune Airport, reported engine trouble and was given clearance to make an emergency landing, Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said. A short time later the pilot radioed that the aircraft would not reach the airport, he said.
The plane burst into flames when it crashed in a grassy median just off Interstate 40 and behind a Costco on the city’s westside. The crash scene was about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) south of the general aviation airport.
“It appears that everyone on board perished,” Aaron said.
In a statement early Tuesday on the social media platform X, police said five people died. It said the Federal Aviation Administration was at the scene and the National Transportation Safety Board planned to arrive Tuesday.
Nashville International Airport spokesperson Stacey Nickens said the aircraft left Mount Sterling, Kentucky, around 7:19 p.m. and was set to arrive at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville around 7:43 p.m., The Tennessean reported.
There were no injuries to drivers on the interstate, Nashville Fire Department spokesperson Kendra Loney said. Authorities said no vehicles or buildings on the ground were damaged.
