Five Dead After Plan Crash Near Nashville

Five people are dead after a small plane crashed along Interstate 40 near Nashville last night shortly before 9pm eastern time. Metro Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said the plane reported engine failure shortly before it went down, crashing at mile marker 202 on I-40 about seven miles west of downtown Nashville. Aaron said the plane was coming from the north to the south, and landed in a grassy median along I-40 just behind the Costco on Charlotte Pike. I-40 eastbound was shut down because of wreckage on the interstate. Police have confirmed that five people were aboard the plane and there were no survivors.

A spokesperson for the Nashville International Airport says according to a filed flight plan, the aircraft left Mount Sterling, Kentucky around 7:19 p.m. central time last night and was set to arrive at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville around 7:43 p.m. The control tower at John C. Tune Airport received a message from the aircraft, saying it was experiencing engine and power failure and needed an emergency landing. A short time later, the pilot radioed and reported that they would not make it to the airport, which is on the west side on Nashville. The plane then crashed along the interstate around 7:45pm CT. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are now investigating that crash.