A jet crash near the Mayfield-Graves County airport Sunday just after 2:00 pm claimed the life of the pilot.
According to the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, 911 calls were received at 2:08 pm for a plane down in a field off Spence Chapel Road, near KY 131 and I-69.
The Sheriff’s Office says emergency responders located the plane in the field, engulfed in flames. The pilot reportedly died in the crash.
Reports say the plane was an L-39 Albatros, which is an older military style jet. The pilot and his daughter, both from Wisconsin, were flying separate L-39 Albatros jets, and were returning from an air show in Mississippi when they landed at the Mayfield-Graves County Airport to refuel.
After taking off, the pilot reported a problem and was attempting to return to the airport, when the jet went down in the field.
The jet flown by the daughter reportedly returned safely to the airport.
PHOTO: Graves County Sheriff’s Office
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