Pilot dead after plane crashes near Mayfield Graves County Airport

GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. – Graves County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a downed plane in a field near Mayfield Graves County Airport on Sunday afternoon.

GCSO says emergency personnel located the plane on fire just off Spence Chapel Road.

The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the pilot and his daughter, both of Wisconsin, were returning from an air show in Mississippi and stopped at the airport to refuel their L39 Albatros planes.

After takeoff, the killed pilot radioed that he was returning to the airport after experiencing an unknown issue. The plane crashed into the field shortly after the radio call. The second L39 Albatros returned safely to the airport.

GCSO says the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will conduct the investigation.