Pilot killed in Mayfield, Ky plane crash identified
MAYFIELD, Ky (WSIL) The pilot killed in Monday s plane crash in Mayfield, Kentucky has been identified.
The sole occupant and pilot of the airplane has been identified as being 60 year old Dr. Henry D. Babenco of Paducah, Ky.
The crash happened in a small field next to the Mayfield/Graves County Airport Monday evening.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
One person killed in Mayfield, Kentucky plane crash
Graves County Coroner Brad Jones confirmed that one person is dead after a plane crash Monday evening.
It happened in a small field next to the Mayfield/Graves County Airport.
The victim s identity is being withheld at this time, pending family notification.
Stay with News 3 for updates.
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Doctor from Paducah killed in Mayfield, Ky. plane crash
Dr. Henry Babenco killed in plane crash By Amber Ruch | February 22, 2021 at 6:12 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 2:22 AM
MAYFIELD, Ky. (KFVS) - A doctor from Paducah was killed in a plane crash in Mayfield on Monday evening, February 22.
Graves County Sheriff Jon Hayden identified the pilot who died as 60-year-old Dr. Henry Babenco of Paducah.
On Monday, February 22 at 4:55 p.m. deputies from the Graves County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a plane crash near the Mayfield/Graves County Airport.
Investigators said the plane crashed in a field near the intersection of Twin Hill Road and Spence Chapel Road, just north of Interstate 69.