GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. — The Graves County Sheriff’s Office is confirming details of a plane crash that occurred at 2:08 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, near the Mayfield Graves County Airport.
Photograph taken at the Mayfield Graves County Airport. The crashed plane is the blue L-39 Albatros on the left.
According to a Facebook post, GCSO said emergency responders found the plane in a field just off Spence Chapel Road engulfed in flames.
The agency confirmed that the sole occupant, the plane’s pilot, had died.
According to the GCSO, the plane was an L-39 Albatros, an older military-style jet. The GCSO said the pilot and his daughter, who also flew an L-39 Albatros, both from Wisconsin, were returning from an air show in Mississippi and stopped at Mayfield Graves County Airport to refuel.
The statement said that after takeoff, the pilot radioed that he was returning to the airport and was experiencing problems before the plane crashed in a field.
Local 6’s Nathan Espindula is on scene and observes a large presence of first responders near the accident scene.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have already been notified and are responding to the scene, GCSO said. The area was cordoned off and restricted during the cleanup and investigation.
The second L-39 Albatros piloted by the girl returned to the airport and landed safely.
The GCSO said any additional information should be directed to the FAA and NTSB.
Smoke can be seen coming from the accident site.
Local 6 contacted the NTSB who said in an email that an investigator would begin documenting the scene and examining the crash Monday evening, Nov. 9, and that the plane would be recovered and taken to a secure facility for further examination.
Local 6’s Nathan Espindula also spoke to nearby residents about what they saw and their reactions to the incident.
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