Photo Credit -Graves County Sheriff's Office
Authorities are investigating a deadly plane crash in western Kentucky that claimed the life of a Wisconsin pilot.
70-year-old James Alan Michaels of Dousman died Sunday afternoon when his military-style jet went down in a field shortly after takeoff from the Mayfield Graves County Airport.
Officials say Michaels radioed his daughter, who was flying a second jet alongside him, that he was experiencing trouble and trying to return to the runway.
His plane crashed and caught fire near Spence Chapel Road, while his daughter was able to land her aircraft safely.
