Accidents
Small plane crashes near Nashville
Rescue workers at the scene of an accident along Interstate 40 after a small plane crashed. photo
© George Walker IV/AP/dpa
A small plane crashes into a meadow in the south of the USA. There are at least five dead. The police still say it was a blessing in disguise.
Shortly before the accident, the crew reported an engine failure and asked for permission to make an emergency landing, US media reported, citing police and fire departments. The machine then crashed into a grass verge and burst into flames. It was initially not known exactly how many people were on board. However, there are no survivors. “We are lucky that the plane did not hit any buildings when it crashed,” CNN quoted a police spokesman as saying.
The plane took off from Mount Sterling, Kentucky, about 200 miles away, and was scheduled to land in Nashville, a spokeswoman for the airport in Nashville told The Tennessean newspaper. Further details about the cause of the accident were initially not known. The aviation authority FAA and the accident investigation agency NTSB have started investigations, it said.