Tenn. Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash in Ky.
POSTED: 12:09 pm CST December 26,
2009
UPDATED: 8:14 pm CST December 28,
2009
MURRAY, Ky. -- Kentucky State Police said a pilot from Pleasant View, Tenn. was killed when his small, experimental plane crashed in rural western Kentucky Christmas Day.
Watch This StoryMichael Davis, 52, was pronounced dead by the Calloway County coroner.According to police, he took off from Leitchfield, Ky., that afternoon en route to Union City, Tenn. Police said the aircraft topped several trees before crashing in a side yard of a home northeast of Murray.Federal Aviation Administration officials were expected to arrive at the scene on Saturday to investigate the cause of the crash.
Watch This StoryMichael Davis, 52, was pronounced dead by the Calloway County coroner.According to police, he took off from Leitchfield, Ky., that afternoon en route to Union City, Tenn. Police said the aircraft topped several trees before crashing in a side yard of a home northeast of Murray.Federal Aviation Administration officials were expected to arrive at the scene on Saturday to investigate the cause of the crash.Copyright 2010 by WSMV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved.
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