New details have emerged about the plane crash that claimed the lives of country singer-songwriter Brett James, his wife, and stepdaughter on Sept. 18.
WLOS initially reported that James was on board a small-engine plane that went down in Macon County near Franklin, North Carolina, around 3 p.m. on September 18th. James was one of three people killed in the crash, including Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell Wilson.
Peoplereports that a small craft was captured on video “spiraling out of the air not far from the runway.” James, 57, had requested “a visual approach” to land on the runway at Macon County Airport (MCA) before the crash happened, as noted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The singer/songwriter then attempted to make a full 360-degree turn while landing before apparently losing control of the aircraft.
Witnesses stated they noticed the craft was “rocking from side-to-side” and eventually began “rolling inverted and descending behind a tree line,” the NTSB report states.
There were no signs of engine failure found in the NTSB’s investigation. The plane has been recovered, and an investigation is ongoing.
James is credited with over 495 songs, including writing for country artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and Martina McBride. He was also inducted as a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020. The singer/songwriter won a Grammy for Best Country Song in 2006 for co-writing “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”
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