JACKSON, Tenn. — One person has died in a single-engine plane crash near a West Tennessee airport.
Madison County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tom Mapes told The Jackson Sun that an individual aboard the plane contacted the McKellar-Sipes Airport Friday morning seeking guidance to land after reporting engine trouble.
He says the plane crashed about a mile from the airport. The pilot's identity wasn't immediately released.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating what caused the Beech BE36 aircraft to crash.
