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Small plane crashes east of Collierville
July 05, 2008 19:28 EDT

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Aviation officials say the pilot of a single-engine Cessna was killed when the plane crashed in Fayette County east of Collierville.

Kathleen Bergen, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, told the Commercial Appeal only one person was aboard. The name of the pilot has not yet been released.

Bergen said the pilot declared an emergency about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and then communication was lost with the plane -- which had no flight plan.

The aircraft was registered to Vector-USA LLC from Olive Branch.

Authorities are still investigating the crash.

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Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com

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