Tragic reports are speaking about veteran country song writer Brett James and his wife’s death during a plane crash last month.
The duo were traveling with their daughter in a small plane near Franklin, North Carolina when all of a sudden, the aircraft encountered a technical fault and came crashing down.
The plane was identified as a Cirrus SR22T and was registered in James’ name. It had departed from Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport and was making an approach towards Macon County Airport when it encountered a tightening spiral, rolled inverted, and then crashed just a quarter of a mile from the runway.
Witnesses described the incident as a rocking side to side before impact.point 174 | No survivors were present in the incident and the family had reportedly just celebrated their stepdaughter’s 28th birthday.point 286 |
The crash site was adjacent to the Iotla Valley Elementary School.point 56 | Fortunately, students and staff were reported safe.point 101 | James was said to be a highly respectable songwriter and co-wrote hits such as Jesus Take the Wheel and When the Sun Goes Down and had amassed a staggering 500 plus songs with more than 110 million combined album sales.point 281 |
Investigations into the crash by the NTSB and FAA are still taking place with no real cause of the crash revealed so far.point 99 | 1