MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a deadly plane crash Tuesday morning across the Mississippi River near West Memphis, Arkansas.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office identified the pilot who died as 62-year-old Malcolm King of Hernando, Mississippi.
The FAA said the single-engine Cessna crashed about 8:45 a.m. east of Dacus Lake near West Memphis. The Crittenden County Sheriff said that portion of land where the plane crashed is actually in the boundaries of Shelby County, Tennessee.
The FAA said only the pilot was on board.
A Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spokesperson confirmed the plane took off Tuesday morning from General DeWitt Spain Airport in northwest Memphis.
The Crittenden County Sheriff's Department said they responded and secured the scene. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office responded and said it is assisting the FAA and NTSB in the investigation.
The NTSB said a preliminary report on the crash will be available in about two weeks. The full investigation could take a year or more.