Single-Engine Plane Plummets, Igniting Massive Fireball on Nashville Interstate!
This is the horrifying moment a plane crashed close to a Nashville motorway, killing all five occupants, and then burst into a ball of flames.
Around 8:00 p.m., authorities said, the single-engine aircraft crashed close to Interstate 40 in the western portion of the city.
According to sources, a pilot had radioed a nearby airport to report that they were having an emergency engine and power outage. The pilot indicated they wouldn't be able to make the runway after requesting emergency permission to land.
All people on board were killed when the plane crashed behind a Costco store. Kendra Loney of the Nashville Fire Department called the accident's nature "catastrophic."
James Hollin, a former member of the city council from Nashville, stated that he was travelling down I-40 at the time of the incident.
My kids tried rubbernecking, but they were unable to identify the object that was burning so intensely. He told The Tennessean, "My mind didn't expect it to be a plane, and they kept saying it wasn't a car."
The breathtaking moment the aircraft flew by the lens, barely above the motorway, was captured on camera by nearby traffic cameras. A few moments afterward, something burning was visible coming from the highway.
Witnesses saw the aircraft approaching from the north above the motorway, passing over the lanes, and then striking the grassy median.
The Tennessean added that Stacey Nickens, a spokesman for Nashville International Airport, stated that the aircraft, a C-FBWH, departed Mount Sterling, Kentucky at 7:19 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville at 7:43 p.m.
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Why the little plane lost power is unknown.
"I witnessed this window smash on I-40; it collapsed and burst." In a Facebook live broadcast, witness Dion Burnley stated, "I thought it was a car that crashed."
The eastbound lanes of I-40 were closed while emergency personnel attended to the site, according to transportation officials.
Speakers about the incident include Freddie O'Connell, the mayor of Nashville.
He added on X, "Our thoughts are with the families of all those who were on board the single-engine aircraft that crashed near Interstate 40 this evening."
"I express my gratitude to the Metro emergency personnel for their prompt arrival and efficient extinguishment of the fire."
According to the Nashville Fire Department, its personnel put out the fire without erasing any evidence that would be useful in the crash investigations.
Metro Fire Department Public Information Officer Kendra Loney continued, "We are saddened by the loss of souls that were on board, but we are proud of the work that everyone is doing to stabilise this incident and to ensure that there were no additional casualties."
According to Loney, there were fragments of the craft's debris scattered around the site, but authorities cleared them away fast to allow drivers to continue operating their vehicles.
In spite of this, it is anticipated that there will be traffic backups in the region until at least Tuesday morning.
It's unclear who owned the plane, which was officially registered back in July of 2023.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash. Metro police and fire crews responded to the crash site.
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