Nashville cleared the runway for an emergency. Pilot said ‘I’m too far away’

By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he said he couldn’t reach it. The plane crashed Monday night alongside Interstate 40, killing all five people aboard. A National Transportation Safety Board investigator said Tuesday that the pilot, adult and three children who died were Canadian citizens. The agency is working with the Canadian government to determine their identities. Authorities do not yet know what caused the crash. Investigators do not yet know the pilot’s qualifications or how many flight hours he had.