Nashville plane crash: Single-engine aircraft bursts into flames along Interstate 40, killing all 5 aboard

Five people aboard a single-engine plane died after the aircraft crashed along Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennesse. Emergency officials work the scene of a fatal small plane crash alongside Interstate 40 near mile marker 202, Monday, March 4, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said that the pilot made an emergency call to John C. Tune Airport around 7:40 pm on Monday. Work continues to determine from where the plane originated.” The department further added that the Federal Aviation Administration was at the scene, and the National Transportation Safety Board planned to arrive on Tuesday. Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell issued a statement on X after the crash saying, “Our thoughts go out to the loved ones of all those on board the single-engine aircraft that crashed near Interstate 40 this evening.” Nashville International Airport spokesperson Stacey Nickens said the aircraft left Mount Sterling, Kentucky, around 7:19 p.m. and was set to arrive at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville around 7:43 p.m., the outlet adds.