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NTSB releases initial report in fatal plane crash that killed songwriter Brett James
Brett James lost control during a visual approach, entering a tightening spiral before crashing and killing three on board, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
- Last month, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed Grammy award-winning songwriter Brett James, 57, his wife Melody Carole and stepdaughter Meryl Wilson.
- James requested a visual approach and said he would perform a full 360-degree turn, but after initiating the turn the aircraft descended in a left turn and James lost control.
- Flight-Tracking data and surveillance video show the plane descending in a left turn from 6,300 ft to about 3,300 ft, while witnesses near Iotla Valley Elementary School saw it flying low, rocking wings, then rolling inverted.
- The wreckage came to rest upright about a half-mile from Macon County Airport runway and was recovered for examination; investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board found no signs of engine failure and no ground injuries.
- James was a 2020 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee known for major hits, and the crash followed recent family celebrations; he is survived by his adult children.
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Country music hitmaker Brett James' final radio transmission before fatal plane crash revealed in new report
New NTSB report reveals details about the fatal plane crash that killed songwriter Brett James as his aircraft spiraled into the ground in North Carolina.
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Chilling New Details Revealed in North Carolina Plane Crash That Killed Grammy-Winning Songwriter Brett James
The musician died in a plane crash, along with his wife and stepdaughter, on Sept. 18 Jason Kempin/Getty; FOX Carolina News/Youtube Brett James; the scene of the plane crash in which he diedNEED TO KNOWA new report reveals further details about the plane crash that killed country star Brett JamesJames, 57, died in the North Carolina tragedy, along with his wife and stepdaughter, on Sept. 18James was piloting the plane and lost control of the air…
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