
Small Plane Crash Near Nashville Highway Kills Several People
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Police in Nashville say that multiple people have died after a small plane crashed near an interstate highway, shutting down multiple lanes.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several people aboard a single-engine plane died Monday when the aircraft crashed near an interstate highway in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said.
The pilot made an emergency call to John C. Tune Airport around 7:40 p.m., 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.
The exact number of victims was not immediately known, he said. Authorities also were working to determine from where the plane originated.