After reporting ‘issue,' Wisconsin pilot dies in Kentucky plane crash
The pilot of an older military-style jet flying in Kentucky Sunday was killed in a crash, according to the Graves County Sheriff’s Office The sheriff’s office responded to the incident near Interstate 69 and KY Hwy 131 after receiving 911 calls about a downed plane just after 2 p.m. “Emergency responders found the plane in a field just off of Spence Chapel Road engulfed in flames,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post Sunday. The pilot was the only person in the plane, and they were found dead, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office said the plane was an L-39 Albatross, which is an older military-style jet. “The pilot and his daughter, both from Wisconsin, were returning from an air show in Mississippi and stopped at the Mayfield Graves County Airport to refuel,” the sheriff’s office said on social media. “She was also flying a L39 Albatros. After take off, the pilot radioed that he was returning to the airport and was experiencing some issue. Soon thereafter, the plane went down in a field.” The daughter returned to the airport and landed safely, the sheriff’s office said. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are
