MAYFIELD, Ky. — A military-style jet crashed in a field near Mayfield Graves County Airport on Sunday afternoon, resulting in one fatality.
Authorities said the crash occurred around 2 p.m. near I-69 and KY Hwy 131 after 911 calls reported a downed aircraft. First responders located the plane, an L-39 Albatros, in a field off Spence Chapel Road.
The pilot, the only occupant of the aircraft, died in the incident. According to Sheriff Jon Hayden, the pilot and his daughter, both from Wisconsin, were returning from an air show in Mississippi and had stopped at the airport to refuel. The daughter was piloting a second L-39 Albatros.
Moments after takeoff, the pilot radioed he was experiencing issues and would return to the airport. The jet went down shortly thereafter.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and are investigating. The identity of the pilot has not yet been released.