Two people killed in small aircraft crash in Central Kentucky

Two people were killed Sunday night when a small aircraft crashed in Jessamine County, according to Jessamine County Sheriff Kevin Grimes. The crash happened in the area of Ashgrove Road, according to the sheriff’s office. In a streamed by TV station LEX 18, Grimes said The sheriff’s office described the aircraft as a powered parachute aircraft.

The National Transportation Safety Board, who will be conducting the investigation into the crash, said it was a type of aircraft called a Buckeye Dream Machine. Grimes said the man piloting the aircraft had roughly 20 years of experience. Officials arrived at the scene within five minutes of receiving the call, Grimes said.



Officials went into “rescue action,” but determined rescue was not possible. The Federal Aviation Administration and NTSB have been notified of the crash. Grimes said the sheriff’s office’s Collision Reconstruction Unit was documenting evidence at the scene before the to investigate.

People are encouraged to avoid the crash scene while the investigation is ongoing..